Artificiële Intelligentie. Curse or blessing? Chatbots and companion apps as companions

Cristel Deham, as a Master in Commercial Sciences, built up over 25 years of in-depth sales and marketing experience within renowned companies in various sectors. In 2017, she resolutely chose entrepreneurship and has since been supporting various SMEs as an independent marketing freelancer. In addition to her freelance activities, Cristel has been intensively delving into the broad field of artificial intelligence technology for several years. It is her personal mission to make her knowledge and insights about AI accessible to a wide audience. Many people are now familiar with the possibilities of AI chatbots such as ChatGPT or Google Gemini. But AI companion apps like Replika of Character.ai are also gaining popularity among young and old. What happens behind the scenes of these types of AI apps? What human vulnerabilities do they play on? And how do they influence our ideas about support, friendship, and love? In this lecture, we explore the reality behind AI chatbots and companion apps. You will discover how generative artificial intelligence makes lifelike, personal virtual relationships possible and what risks these new digital companions bring with them. In short: an informative session that can change your view of technology and human relationships forever. This is NOT a lecture full of technical words or complex explanations, but one intended to give a wide audience insight into the field of AI chatbots and companion apps. After all, insight can make all the difference in how much power we, as humans, do or do not cede to artificial intelligence. Lecture duration: 1 hour 20 minutes, without a break