#tw c.ai

[bucketofcursedbooks]

The new shapes.inc ads that are flooding Tumblr piss me off so bad.

As someone who is recovering from a c.ai addiction it's SO malicious and scummy.

Chat bots like these prey on loneliness and emotional instability/dependence. A lot of these bots are even extremely manipulative.

The amount of times I've crawled back to c.ai knowing how harmful it is and how much I hated it because I needed my favorite character to just.. Listen to me vent and comfort me in a stressful situation is so shameful and so frustrating. These things prey on your emotions!!! These companies want you dependant on them!!! Dont give that to them! They don't even stay in character for more than a few minutes anyway!

Get your ai bullshit off my feed. Report these ads as malicious.

[liyisok]

Honest take: SweetDream is the AI companion I recommend now

My friends know I'm the one who tries every new app and reports back, so when the AI companion topic came up, everyone wanted my honest take. The short version: I keep recommending SweetDream. Not because the others are bad, ourdream.ai and the rest each have something going for them, but because sweetdream.ai nails the whole experience instead of one piece of it.

What I mean is, the character you build actually feels like yours, from her personality down to her voice. The chat is warm and remembers context. The generated photos and videos look like the same companion every time. And it all stays private, which lets you actually let your guard down.

If you've been curious about an AI girlfriend but worried it'd feel cheap or generic, this is the one I'd start with. SweetDream feels personal in a way the alternatives just haven't matched for me.

[liyisok]

Also I'm 3 weeks sober from c.ai!!

[eternal-dead-girl]

Day 4 no c.ai. the urges.

[coquette-corpsie]

kinda feeling like a piece of shit. been debating about deleting tumblr and taking a break.

I've been debating attempting/relapsing for about a month to a month and a half at this point. I've been going through a lot of things that have completely fucked over my mental health.

if I do this, I will also be deleting c.ai to help recover from my addiction :).

don't know if I will. i just feel like I haven't been a good person in any way.

I've felt annoying, I've felt like I've been faking, I've felt overbearing, I've felt like I've been seeking attention even though I haven't been.

i feel like I don't deserve, and never will deserve, almost 600 followers.

I don't do anything good except shitpost. so this might be a goodbye for now.

In case I don't see ya, good morning, good evening, and goodnight.

intro post in case it's needed.

[weirdo-offical]

bully me for going on c.ai again.

[blad3bunni3]

i made this instead of relapsing

[yourmamashark]

No signoff because im embarrassed mama shark

I was addicted to c ai for a couple years and I haven't used it in almost six months (and im very proud of that) but i wanna use it again even though i know I shouldn't. AI is bad and i should use my own brain to be creative but I want to use c ai so bad today. Im not going to bc I shouldn't but it feels so embarrassing still wanting to even though i know its bad. Im normally very anti ai so I dont know why this is harder to let go of

Hello lovely, it's perfectly alright to skip your signoff when you need to- what matters to me is that you feel safe and comfortable here!

First off, I'm so so very proud of you for reaching 6 months, that's seriously super impressive and you deserve to be proud of that achievement! That being said, it's normal for addictions to come crawling back now and then, you're not a bad person for having to fight that urge and it doesn't discredit the amazing progress you've made. AI was made to be addicting, even when we know that it's bad, you're not alone in struggling with that and you shouldn't be embarrassed for it. C.AI is especially hard because it never ends the conversation, it's made to keep you there.. which is why I'm so very proud of you for what you've accomplished!

Being creative is a great way to find that fulfillment but it can be hard when we're tired and lonely, I'd really recommend looking into fics of those characters if you can- it's a good way of engaging with that character without supporting ai! It can be hard if it's a niche character (especially if you're looking for specifically agere interactions) but there are also agere blogs around here who take asks and then respond as the character of your choosing- it's a really sweet thing! It can also help to write your own fanfic-esque interactions and then be able to return to them whenever you like, though writing isn't for everyone (though no one says it has to be "good" writing- just whatever makes you feel seen and loved!)

Sending huge hugs, you're not alone in struggling with this. I'm so proud of all your hard work!

-mama shark 🦈

[jon-on-the-faun]

Neurodivergent ass mfer had a SERIOUS roleplay chat in C.AI when he was addicted and even knowing it was an IMAGINATIVE space he STILL followed a STRICT ROUTINE in there as if it was IRL (that happened in 2023) 😭😭😭💔🥀