https://gizmodo.com/your-ai-girlfriend-is-a-data-harvesting-horror-show-1851253284 All the more reason to run things like this locally (and without the cloud service part).
"they specialize in delivering dependency, loneliness, and toxicity"
I think that while they obviously have their #privacy issues (and that is a problem in it's own right), claims like this about technologies usually tend to wind up being wrong (or exaggerated). #ai
I honestly think Mozilla could have made a stronger case here, if they focused on the privacy angle, that one is pretty compelling.
I wouldn't say I go out of my way to delve into every nugget of knowledge about this, but I've seen quite a few people who like it. I don't think being judgemental is helpful here.