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Now imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy, by Michael Geoffrey Asia.
Imagine confiding your most private fantasies to what you believe is an unfeeling algorithm that cannot judge or remember. Now imagine that on the other side of that conversation is a man sitting in a...
data-workers.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Now imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
This reminds me of the Palantir open letter published a while ago.
LIke, okay go off but what did you think you were doing before
LIke, okay go off but what did you think you were doing before
December 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This reminds me of the Palantir open letter published a while ago.
LIke, okay go off but what did you think you were doing before
LIke, okay go off but what did you think you were doing before
Yep, this is the analysis.
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Yep, this is the analysis.
I think this argument is best targeted towards people whose job it is to do things correctly, and whose work is to do things with language, e.g. lawyers, programmers, and journalists.
The more compelling argument is that: not only does it get things wrong, but it's not going to get better.
The more compelling argument is that: not only does it get things wrong, but it's not going to get better.
December 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I think this argument is best targeted towards people whose job it is to do things correctly, and whose work is to do things with language, e.g. lawyers, programmers, and journalists.
The more compelling argument is that: not only does it get things wrong, but it's not going to get better.
The more compelling argument is that: not only does it get things wrong, but it's not going to get better.
"These robots won't pay for themselves, after all"
December 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"These robots won't pay for themselves, after all"
The audacious privilege of it all...
December 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The audacious privilege of it all...