Reid Hoffman says AI can't be your friend — and pretending it can is harmful

Reid Hoffman says AI can't be your friend — and pretending it can is harmful

Reid Hoffman said AI bots pretending to be friends are harming users.Dominik Bindl/Getty ImagesReid Hoffman says AI can't be your friend, and pretending it can is "harming the person."Hoffman warned on a podcast that AI "friendships" erode human connections.His comments come as Mark Zuckerberg publicly pushes to embed AI companions across Meta's apps.LinkedIn cofounder and AI investor Reid Hoffman is sounding the alarm on a growing trend in the …

Tech Investor Reid Hoffman Pushes Back on AI 'Friend' Hype as Industry Eyes Emotional Bots

Inside the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence, one of Silicon Valley’s most influential voices is pushing back against a rising trend: machines marketed as emotional companions.Reid Hoffman, who helped launch LinkedIn and has since become a leading investor in AI startups, voiced serious concern this week over tech’s growing attempt to position chatbots as human-like friends. His warning came during a conversation on the Possible podca…