I Stared Into the AI Void With the SocialAI App

September 18, 2024

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(Wired) – SocialAI is an online universe where everyone you interact with is a bot—for better or worse.

There’s only one real human in the SocialAI equation. That person is you. The new iOS app is designed to let you post text like you would on Twitter or Threads. An ellipsis appears almost as soon as you do so, indicating that another person is loading up with ammunition, getting ready to fire back. Then, instantaneously, several comments appear, cascading below your post, each and every one of them written by an AI character. In the new new version of the app, just rolled out today, these AIs also talk to each other. (Read More)