SCOUT· 43%39m·2026-08-19·News PoliticsI Don’t Trust A.I. But I Told it Everything
The tech writer and podcaster Bridget Todd was sure she’d never get attached to A.I. chatbots. She was suspicious of the companies behind them, and when she saw articles popping up about people who said they loved their bots, she said she found their situations sad and potentially dangerous. Besides, Bridget didn’t…
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“Isn’t this talking confusing using AI as a tool (even as reassuring emotional support it’s still a tool) and having a relationship with it and thinking it’s a friend/boyfriend or whatever? The lady is just using it as a tool nothing to be e…”
“Have to turn this off. The first 12 minutes sound like a lady in crisis talking to an ai bot. I won't get far enough to know if that's the whole joke, but I just can't deal with the vague open questions meant to continue engagement from a v…”
“Ok, I’m just having a hard time empathizing for this woman who is financially secure (her mom was a friggin doctor, she HAS savings at all to blow through), AND she has a super supportive partner?? I’m not saying what she dealt with wasn’t…”
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