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Is Replika safe? Twitter deal with Musk could be back on.
Replika - with a ‘K’ is an artificial intelligence tool, delivered via an app which claims to offer companionship.
Marketing for the platform promises Replika is ‘always ready to chat when you need an empathetic friend’.
It’s not much more than a chatbot - you see an animated image of a person and interact by talking into your phone.
But what’s it doing with all the information it picks up from conversations you have with it, is your data safe and what about the conversations themselves…are they always going to be appropriate ?
Well the makers believe it’s only suitable for users 17 years and over but of course some younger users may try to set up profiles and there are serious questions being asked about whether forming an emotional connection with what basically amounts to an algorithm is healthy.
Be sure to read the small print and treat these AI bots with the same caution you would anything else on line.
The Elon Musk/Twitter saga has taken another twist.
He’s now saying he is willing to buy the company, if his original agreed price is accepted.
I fully accept more twists and turns on this one.
And 2 of the biggest names in mobile are cosying up to each other - Vodafone and 3 hope to agree a merger by the end of this year.
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