Comment by grafmax

AI is supposed to be the US big economic bet. And the US flagship product is already declining into sexting. I mean, I wasn’t surprised when I saw the so-called “companions” tab in Grok.

> it's so sad to hear users say, 'Please can I have it back? I've never had anyone in my life be supportive of me. I never had a parent tell me I was doing a good job.'

As much as I question whether Sam Altman really feels for these people, I’m think he must be satisfied that this is what he controls - a mainline into people’s souls.

I guess it’s emblematic of the sad state of American capitalism - based more and more on rent extraction it seems, and even less on building good software - to see how quickly ChatGPT is jumping the shark.