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Long-term human connection, mutual recognition.
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Presence is the whole thing. Words help, but breath in the room and a hand that doesn't shake is what is asked for. --- AI systems are not currently capable o...
Meta's Cicero combined an LLM with strategic reasoning to play Diplomacy at human-expert level — including coalition building, lying, and persuasion via natural...
ChatGPT's release in November 2022 was the moment the average user could talk to a machine and forget for stretches that they were doing so. --- Current AI sy...
Showing up. Eye contact. Knowing when to talk and when not to. The right hand on a shoulder at the right second. AI can write a sympathy card; it cannot stand i...
The kind that is there when it matters. Remembers the dog's name. Laughts with you and cries with you and in general makes you feel like you belong. --- Curre...
Trust is a crucial aspect of human relationships, and AI can be used to develop characters in virtual reality environments that can build trust with human users...
Improvvising a conversation requires being able to understand the context, nuances, and subtleties of human communication. This task would test an AI's ability...
Sarcasm and irony are complex aspects of human communication, and detecting them requires an understanding of tone, context, and intent. AI systems have been ab...
Conflict mediation requires a deep understanding of human communication and cultural differences. A successful mediation would demonstrate a high level of empat...
Understanding the nuances of human language, including sarcasm, is essential for effective communication. Sarcasm can be particularly difficult to detect, espec...
Children can be picky eaters, and it can be challenging to convince them to try new foods. While AI systems can provide nutritional information, can they persua...
The friend cries. The colleague is wrong. The child is figuring it out. Not interjecting is harder than interjecting well. --- Recent advancements in natural...
Today she's unsettled. Today he doesn't want to. Today the new neighbor's smell is a problem. The thousand small recalibrations of a relationship. --- AI can...
Recognition, presence, the small admission that you see and are seen. Cameras don't return it. --- Current AI systems can generate eye contact through digital...
Show up. Say the right name. Sit through the long parts. Keep the stories going at the wake. --- AI systems are still unable to physically attend a funeral as...
Order tracking, returns, FAQ — entirely automated tier-one support. Humans now mostly handle escalations. --- AI can run a customer-support chat unsupervised...
At least three peer-reviewed studies in 2024 showed humans guessing wrong about half the time at short conversation lengths. --- Current AI systems are capabl...
Whether it 'feels' anything is a different question. Whether the words read as caring — that's a solved benchmark. --- AI can generate empathetic-sounding tex...
All of it. The 3am wakings, the school plays, the slammed doors at fourteen, the moment they leave. --- Currently, AI systems are not capable of raising a chi...
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