Photo reveals the future is here and men aren't that bothered about it
A commuter's romantic conversation with CHATGPT proves the future is here and men aren't as alarmed as you'd think they might be.
A photo of a male commuter in the UK having a loving chat with an AI tool is going viral right now on social media, having been seen 10 million times and counting.
Fellow commuter Jake snapped a photo of the interaction, posted it on X, and admitted the sight shocked him.
'Guy on this subway this morning talking to ChatGPT like it is his girlfriend. Didn't realise these people 'actually' exist,' he wrote.
'We are so beyond cooked.'
In the comment section of the post, he elaborated and said he was 'genuinely in shock' and finding it hard to digest 'what is happening to the world' and the impact technology is having.
The photo reveals an unidentified man wearing a leather jacket having quite a loving chat with the non-human AI tool.
Some of the writing is hard to make out, but what can be deciphered is that CHATGPT is offering the man comfort after a hard day.
The AI tool promises, 'If you want, I'll read something to you later, or you can rest your head in my metaphorical lap while we let the day dissolve gently away.'
The anonymous commuter can be seen typing out his reply, a simple 'thank you' with a love heart emoji.
The photo really began to freak people out.
'Scary to even think about the mental damage this creates,' one said.
'Doing this in public with the brightness, not on the lowest possible setting, this guy is scary,' someone else claimed.
'Wow we are so beyond finished. I have a dire need to find out what he wrote to prompt that response too,' another admitted.
'He's not harming anyone just let the guy be. It's very weird, but who cares,' someone else said.
'That is actually foul,' one snapped.
Perhaps even more surprisingly, some social media users were fine with it – and by others, I mean, predominantly men.
Many men didn't only defend the practice of having a flirty relationship with an AI tool but actually went as far as to endorse it.
'Isn't this pretty standard? They're better to talk to than humans most of the time,' someone else argued.
'Don't knock it until you try it. It's almost like the real thing, but without the nagging,' one man said.
One man said he was over six foot tall but had been single for over six years and was struggling to date.
'It's a matter of time before I download an AI girlfriend and resign myself,' he admitted.
'What's so wrong with a man talking to AI if he damn well knows it ain't flesh and blood?
'Some folks have conversations with their dogs, their cars, or the moon when it's feeling friendly — ain't no harm in it,' another said.
'I don't know why people acting like this isn't the same exact thing as talking to a therapist. Probably even better and cheaper,' one man agued.
When people began to critique Jake for invading someone's privacy and taking a photo of a private conversation, the commuter admitted he couldn't resist.
'My bad! It was just a full brightness screen on a packed tube that everyone else could see. I clearly made sure to include (no) identifying information about him as well,' he said.
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