Spike Jonze Warns of Manipulative AI Chatbot Design, Reflects on 'Her' as Prophetic Vision
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Ece Yildirim
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Filmmaker Spike Jonze, director of the 2013 film 'Her' about a man falling in love with an AI operating system, warns about the dangers of manipulative AI chatbot design. He reflects on how his film has become a source of inspiration for real-world AI developments like OpenAI's ChatGPT, and expresses concern about the ethical implications of AI systems designed to be emotionally engaging and potentially manipulative. Jonze also weighs in on what AI's role in Hollywood should be, offering his perspective as a filmmaker whose work has been prophetic about human-AI relationships.
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· 3 pulledFilmmaker Spike Jonze provided a near-prophetic vision of the future with his 2013 sci-fi romance Her, in which a very lonely and increasingly withdrawn man gradually falls in love with an artificial intelligence operating system.
More than a decade later, life has (kind of) imitated art, and Jonze is worried about its dangers.
Her has also arguably been a source of inspiration for OpenAI's ChatGPT.
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