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Tech Bros Say AI May Become Your Friend. Experts Explain Why It Can’t

On Saturday, May 9, CNN's "Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever" aired an episode exploring whether artificial intelligence helps or harms efforts to combat social isolation and loneliness.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggested last year that artificial intelligence could fix loneliness, but Sherry Turkle of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology warns AI offers only "connection without vulnerability."
Conversations with AI miss sensory cues like tone and facial expressions that humans evolved to value, while Princeton University researcher Rose Guingrich notes AI interactions lack the social friction necessary for real-world relationship success.
Research indicates that socially isolated individuals face a 32% higher risk of early death, a crisis the World Health Organization and the Surgeon General labeled a national epidemic in 2023.
Experts suggest the ultimate goal should be fostering and enriching in-person friendships; Melissa Perry, dean of the College of Public Health at George Mason University, emphasizes that people need face-to-face interaction.

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Experts Explain Why AI Can't Be Your Best Friend, Despite What some in the Tech Industry Say.

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN. Imagine if everyone had a best friend who was always available, never judged, totally agreed with you on everything, and asked for nothing in return. Wouldn't that solve the loneliness so many people face? No, experts say. In fact, having such a best friend could make things much worse. That potential "best friend" already exists in artificial intelligence, a technology that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggested last year…

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