Meta saying it expects AI characters to populate its apps is its friendly rebrand of an effective but alienating effort to automate social interactions (John Herrman/New York Magazine)

John Herrman / New York Magazine:
Meta saying it expects AI characters to populate its apps is its friendly rebrand of an effective but alienating effort to automate social interactions  —  Why AI friends are coming to Facebook and Instagram.  —  Among Meta's many resolutions for the new year — making augmented reality …

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