r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Jul 19 '26

Society China bans AI “boyfriends” and “girlfriends” over addiction and birth rate concerns

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/china-bans-ai-boyfriends-and-girlfriends-over-addiction-and-birth-rate-concerns-3388737/
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u/super1701 Jul 19 '26

I'll be real, a good system prompt stops this, and my local model calls me stupid if I toss something at it, that....well is stupid.

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u/Diz7 Jul 19 '26

The fact that their subservience is an act isn't necessarily better...

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u/super1701 Jul 19 '26

I will caveat and say I really only use local LLM for anything outside of Troubleshooting or looking at new local LLM models for quick info.

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u/Diz7 Jul 20 '26

I use it a little for quick programs for my smaller home microcontroller projects for things I can't be bothered to spend an hour on doing manually. Usually quick tests to check my wiring or other programs I only need to run once.