Why it could be a bad idea to get AI to flirt for you

By Ten-Herng Lai, Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Stirling
Alfred Archer, Assistant Professor, School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, Tilburg University

You finally started an online conversation with a stranger you find attractive, yet you don’t really know what to say. They seem happy to talk, but you struggle to find the correct responses. You worry that their patience is growing thin. You pray for some guidance. Luckily, the solution could be just a few clicks away.

After all, you have the power of AI at your fingertips. Why not use it to come up with something fun and interesting to say?

Yet many of us might hesitate in this…

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