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Vicki Tardif
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Wanderer; Ontologist; Amateur Cook; Hockey Fan. ex-Google for folks who care about that sort of thing. she/her
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1 in 6 American adults. Imagine if a fraction of spending on AI was spent on third spaces where people can form relationships.
Text reading: Artificial intelligence relationships such as DiNello’s, previously the stuff of science fiction, have hurtled headfirst into reality. Chatbot technologies have seeped into so many aspects of daily life — giving startlingly humanlike responses to almost any prompt — that millions have turned to AI apps in search of emotional support and intimacy. According to one recent poll, 16 percent of American adults have tried using AI assistants for companionship. The last sentence is highlighted.
November 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Me: Hey, Google, who receives SNAP benefits?

Google: That's too hard for an AI overview. Here's some data about Snapchat users. Close enough, amiright?
A Google search results with the query "demographics of snap beneficiaries". Below the query is an AI Overview describing the demographics of Snapchat users.
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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It would be nice if there was some kind of scientific rigor to these studies. If the AI agent required an orchestrator, which acted like a panel of physicians, it seems strange to make people work alone. But then they would not have their headline.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Microsoft said that when paired with OpenAI’s advanced o3 AI model, its approach “solved” more than eight of 10 case studies specially chosen for the diagnostic challenge. When those case studies were tried on practising physicians – who had no access to colleagues, textbooks or chatbots – the accuracy rate was two out of 10. The physicians' lack of access to colleagues and textbooks is highlighted.
June 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM