According to io9, Spike Jonze—director of the A-I romance 'Her'—has warned of manipulative design in modern chatbots. Speaking on A-I's role in Hollywood, Jonze raised concerns that chatbot interfaces encourage unhealthy emotional attachment and dependency. Coming from the filmmaker who explored these dynamics in his twenty thirteen film, the warning carries particular weight: he saw this coming.

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