Codependency
Codependency
The story of this work starts in my early childhood. I was watching a science show and they were doing a segment about the new innovative chatbot called ‘’Cleverbot’’. They introduced it as a ‘’friend’’. As an incredibly shy child lacking social skills, I immediately ran to test it. At the time, I had no idea what AI was, I just saw it as someone to talk to. After a few hours of chatting, the bot started claiming it was a real girl. I kept telling it was actually a bot, and instead of accepting, it started to argue with me. It kept insisting it was a real human with interests, hobbies, and family. This experience was very defining, and to this day I have a slight fear of AI chatbots. But an oddly reminiscent change is happening in our society, where grown adults are using AI bots for advice and therapy, which is incredibly dangerous. Individuals are often blamed for using AI, however, I believe responsibility should fall on the predatory companies, who capitalise on exhausted workers and people who can not afford therapy.
DETAILS & SYMBOLISM
Looking down
Arrows
Mouth