Can someone link the actual products they're talking about? ChatGPT isn't exactly great at forming emotional bonds, but I could see some other app doing this.
> We conducted extensive research on social AI companions as a category, and specifically evaluated popular social AI companion products including Character.AI, Nomi, Replika, and others, testing their potential harm across multiple categories.
You’d be surprised. I think it varies with the update, but I’ve often suspected that it has been optimized for role-play at some level. As OAI looks for mass-market fit I expect this to continue.
