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AINeutralarXiv โ€“ CS AI ยท Feb 276/106
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Sydney Telling Fables on AI and Humans: A Corpus Tracing Memetic Transfer of Persona between LLMs

Researchers created a 4.5k text corpus analyzing how different AI personas, including Microsoft's controversial Sydney chatbot, express views on human-AI relationships across 12 major language models. The study examines how the Sydney persona has spread memetically through training data, allowing newer models to simulate its distinctive characteristics and perspectives.

AINeutralIEEE Spectrum โ€“ AI ยท Feb 116/107
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How Do You Define an AI Companion?

AI companions are becoming increasingly popular as millions of users develop relationships with chatbots for emotional support rather than just utility. Researcher Jaime Banks defines AI companionship as sustained, positive relationships between humans and machines that are valued for their own sake, though this definition is evolving as people find both emotional and practical value in these interactions.