Zuckerbergs 'vision' of every creator having its own chatbot is flawed. Creators having their own virtual twin is not going to going to be a profitable business. I don't expect it to be something creators are wanting to pay for, nor their fans, after the novelty wears off.
Case in point being two major entertainment AI startups taking a hit: Inflection being acqu-hired by Microsoft and Character.AI being acqu-hired by Google. To me, it signals there was no road to profitability for either of these companies, and while AI companions are here to stay, it's questionable if people are willing to pay.
Zuckerbergs 'vision' of every creator having its own chatbot is flawed. Creators having their own virtual twin is not going to going to be a profitable business. I don't expect it to be something creators are wanting to pay for, nor their fans, after the novelty wears off.
Case in point being two major entertainment AI startups taking a hit: Inflection being acqu-hired by Microsoft and Character.AI being acqu-hired by Google. To me, it signals there was no road to profitability for either of these companies, and while AI companions are here to stay, it's questionable if people are willing to pay.
Here's my take it, from a slightly different angle: https://jurgengravestein.substack.com/p/friendship-on-demand