An Unholy Invasion – Chatbots Are Colonizing Our Minds
An Unholy Invasion – Chatbots Are Colonizing Our Minds Legacy humans must erect cultural barriers now, before we’re overwhelmed Joe Allen z1b © 123rf.com | (neural network generated art) Chatbots are at the front lines of an unrelenting AI invasion. The steady increase of artificial minds in our collective psyche is akin to mass immigration—barely noticed and easily overlooked, until it’s too late. Our cultural landscape is being colonized by bots, and as with illegal aliens, much of our population welcomes this as “progress.” The bots will keep us company. They will learn and absorb our personalities. And when we die, they will become our digital ghosts. It’s a morbid prospect, but the process is already underway. E-learning institutions regularly deploy AI teachers. Chatbot companions are seducing lonesome souls by the millions, including religious chatbots who function as spiritual guides. At the end of the road, various start-ups are developing cyber-shrines where families can co