Between ChatGPT’s surprisingly human voice and Meta’s AI characters, we may be witnessing the rise of social networks populated by synthetic companions (Casey Newton/Platformer)

Between ChatGPT’s surprisingly human voice and Meta’s AI characters, we may be witnessing the rise of social networks populated by synthetic companions (Casey Newton/Platformer)

Casey Newton / Platformer:
Between ChatGPT’s surprisingly human voice and Meta’s AI characters, we may be witnessing the rise of social networks populated by synthetic companions  —  Between ChatGPT’s surprisingly human voice and Meta’s AI characters, our feeds may be about to change forever