Comment by kelseyfrog
1 day ago
Wow, seeing this headline honestly makes me so excited for what we're working on.
It proves what we knew. There's a market for our stealth project; Hiring gig workers to be the physical stand-ins for your AI friend or partner is a viable business model. We’re genuinely excited to address a real challenge so many people face. The loneliness epidemic is a growing issue, and we think our approach could make a difference. Can’t wait until we can finally share what we've been building!
This kinda just sounds like an escort service, but somehow more dehumanizing.
I can't tell if this is satire.
Totally fair question. Surroo is a pre-launch experiment. Our waitlist page, https://surroo.me, shows what we're building: trained companions who meet users face to face while staying in character as the user's AI.
The idea grew out of helping a friend who leaned on a chatbot during a rough patch. We want to see whether the same empathy can scale. Curious to hear what you think once you've had a look.
Is this similar to the service that was depicted in Her (2013)? I recall a scene where the AI hired a human to do what the AI told her to do, acting as a human stand-in of the AI to interact with
This is exactly a scene in Blade Runner 2049.
Kelsey I can see the genuine effort here to build something that solves a problem. But this is one of the most surreal things I’ve seen (and that’s saying a lot). Gig work strips agency from workers, AI strips agency from people. I think you should really think about what you’re building before you continue with this project
It seems to be a reference to the plot of the movie "Her", where the AI at one point hires (or convinces) a stand-in to have physical intimacy with the protagonist.
There are some pretty complex regulations around the world for its oldest profession.
yes, let's use tech to further alienate humans from another. great idea, totally not sociopathic, totally not dystopian. let's extract some money from those people! jeez ...
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