The Dangers of AI “Friends” or Others Require Attention

Dr. Patricia Farrell
BeingWell
Published in
5 min readAug 6, 2024

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When AI begins to replace human interactions, what concerns should we have?

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Artificial intelligence has brought incredible change into our lives, and breakthroughs continue to emerge in every aspect, from healthcare to technology to economics to climate change. But, as with everything, nothing is perfect, and there aren’t only good things that come from change. It is here that we need to display more critical thinking about artificial intelligence's path in the future.

The fact that programs are primarily written by humans presents numerous challenges we have to face. Biases and unintended changes may be ingrained in the code and perpetuated in future programs, and the result may be startling. But one of the real dangers is when computers talk to each other in a language we do not understand.

It's not cynical but logical to wonder where artificial intelligence will go, how we'll control it, and what regulations businesses and governments will need to implement. This is something that cannot be permitted to go unbridled into the future because our future is on the line.

We’re already seeing movement in the humanoid field. A company that received $675 million in its most recent funding round in February 2024 from OpenAI and others unveiled a video trailer for its latest…

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Dr. Patricia Farrell
BeingWell

Dr. Farrell is a psychologist, consultant, author, and member of SAG/AFTRA, interested in flash fiction writing (http://bitly.ws/S94e) and health.