Companion Chatbot App Makes Its AI’s Personalities Horrible, Saying It Engages Users More Effectively
Friend Finder While AI chatbots keep making headlines for their bad behavior, one company is leaning into that propensity — and then some. As The Verge reports, the AI companion company Friend has intentionally given its chatbots bad attitudes because, as its brass CEO Avi Schiffmann suggests, it’s better for business. Months ago, Friend’s “reveal” video drew both jibes and interest when it showed people wearing large circular pendants that, when pressed, allowed them to speak aloud to their vir
