Thomas Griffin 4/4/24 (For Word on Fire)
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Excerpt from Word on Fire Article “AI Relationships, Screen Time, and Loneliness”
We all desire to love and be loved. We were made for it. However, with the advancement of technology, we risk messing with its nature.
An AI platform called Digi has launched and continues to update the first version of an AI relationship. A viral post on X by Digi’s founder labels the brand “the future of AI Romantic Companionship.” The post reached over 23 million people. Whether that is individuals who are interested or appalled remains unknown.
The Pixar-like girlfriend that you can meet and have a “relationship” with appears to be just the next step in artificial intelligence. Now we are told that AI can love us in a way that human beings simply cannot replicate. Andrew Young, the founder of Digi, noted that the goal is to have these companions feel “real, human, and sexy. This has never been done before with Disney or Pixar characters, so we’re very excited we could make it work for the first time in history.”
He continued by noting that “you can find who or what you like, but still customize features to fit your matching type. Hair, skin, lips, eyes, eyebrows, etc. are all customizable, and we’ll be adding more hair styles, face shapes, etc. very soon.”
Digi wants to create a product that allows people to create their best friend or lover. In a time when we know that loneliness is rising and meeting other people is more difficult, it seems that AI is trying to conquer the age-old issue of relationship problems. Love is now becoming something you can manufacture and completely determine on your own, digitally.
Read the Catholic response and the entire article HERE
Thomas Griffin is the chairperson of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island where he lives with his wife and two sons. He has a masters degree in theology and is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine.
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