1. Apple's planned chatbot should have no 'personality'.
- Author
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Elgan, Mike
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GENERATIVE artificial intelligence , *NATURAL language processing , *ARTIFICIAL intelligence , *FAILURE (Psychology) , *TURING test , *CHATBOTS - Abstract
Apple is reportedly developing a new AI digital assistant that will have a "human-like" personality. However, the history of personality-centric chatbots has been filled with failures, with many being annoying, offensive, addictive, or boring. Microsoft, for example, has had several unsuccessful attempts at creating chatbots with personalities. These failures have led to concerns about the potential negative effects of Apple's planned chatbot. The author argues that what is needed instead of personality in chatbots is personalization and agency, rather than tone-deafness and ingratiating behavior. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024