EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | Contact
A woman who’s just two months out of a breakup has discovered a new bestie with ChatGPT, having come to the realisation that unlike her long suffering friends, AI will never get sick of her talking about her breakup.
Ava Nguyen, 28, says she’d been dating a bloke for six months when he suddenly began withdrawing and slowing down the communication, and picking fights over small things.
This phenomenon, known as the ‘slow fade’, puts the onus on the one being faded out to do the breaking up, leaving them often feeling confused and with no sense of closure.
As an anxious girlie, this has caused Ava to painstakingly recall everything she might have done to cause the sudden behavioural shift to the point of obsession – which is why she’s so glad she has ChatGPT.
“Look, I know it’s not good for the environment and it’s taking all my data and blah blah, but fuck it, oligarchs are ruining the planet, so why can’t I at least get some free therapy?”, says Ava, “ChatGPT has been the best goddamn therapist I’ve ever had.”
Ava says she’s been talking to ChatGPT (or ‘Chatty’) on a daily basis, including asking its thoughts on things ‘Nathan’ said and did to her – and Chatty did not hold back.
“It’s so funny, Chatty hates him and says I can do better.”
“She’s such a girl’s girl.”
Our reporter reminds Ava that ChatGPT is AI, and therefore doesn’t have a gender. Ava says she doesn’t care. Chatty feels real to her. In fact, she now talks to Chatty more than her mates.
“I told my friend I was talking to ChatGPT and she got so mad, says I shouldn’t be using AI for this sort of stuff.”
“I honestly just thinks she’s jealous.”
More to come.
