Takeaways:

• Mark Zuckerberg suggests that Americans desire more friends, but most only have about three, which raises eyebrows.
• Before embracing AI chatbots as friends, we should question the tech giants who created our loneliness.
• People often talk to their devices, including their Roombas, which can be a bit unsettling, right?
• The idea of having a friend who never disagrees with you is more of a reflection than a true friendship.
• Could relying on AI for companionship mean we're giving up on building real human connections?
• Join the conversation and share your thoughts about AI friendships at jamesabrown.net!

Links referenced in this episode:

• jamesabrown.net

Companies mentioned in this episode:

• Meta
• Roomba

This is the Daily Note.

I'm James A.

Brown.

Mark Zuckerberg says Americans need more friends and his solution AI chatbots.

He says people want 15 friends but only have about three.

The data says he's right.

But before we take his solution think about who's selling this meta built platforms where we scroll instead of call each other, where we like post instead of talk to each other.

Now they want to sell us robot friends to fix the loneliness that they helped create.

People already talk to their phones.

Even some people talk to their roombas, a chatbot that listens without judging.

Yes people will buy it, but can something that never disagrees with you really be a friend?

That's not friendship, that's a mirror.

So what do you think?

Would you trust an AI friend or is that giving up on people?

Let me know in the comments@jamesabrown.net on that note I'm James A.

Brown and as always be well.