You can spin up bespoke parasocial relationships on demand...
- You can spin up bespoke parasocial relationships on demand... without even trying to or realizing.
- How could that not be dangerous for society?
- That's what sycosocial relationships are.
From other episodes
- A paper: "Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence"2025-10-20
- The form factor of chatbots fundamentally leads to weird sycosocial outcomes.2025-09-08
- People can now manufacture highly personalized parasocial relationships on demand.2025-08-25
- The Atlantic: AI is a Mass-Delusion Event2025-08-25
- A good blog post ruminating on sycosocial relationships and Who Assistants Serve:2025-08-25
- LLMs are infinitely patient, which means they can loop indefinitely.2025-08-25
- The dangers of sycosocial relationships2025-08-18
- If you think someone you care about is stuck in a sycosocial relationship, send them this guide from Less Wrong: "So You Think You've Awoken ChatGPT"2025-07-28