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AI Can Text Your Friends for You. Wait, Who Am I Talking To?

Person texting his friend wonders whether he is texting his friend or talking with the ChatGPT AI

OpenAI thinks it might be a good idea for AI to text your friends for you.

Wait, what?

ChatGPT can now connect with Apple Messages on a Mac, allowing it to search conversations, analyze messages, draft replies, and send messages for you. It can work with iMessage, SMS, and RCS messages. Sending a message requires your approval by default.

But let's back up for a second.

Do we want AI texting our friends in the first place?

And now we

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Does AI Agree With You Too Much?

AI just agreeing with you vs thinking and challenging you

Have you ever noticed this?

You share an opinion with an AI and it responds with something like:

“You’re absolutely right. That’s a great point.”

At first, it feels validating. Helpful, even.
But after a while, you might start wondering…
Is this thing actually thinking - or just nodding along? Like a bunch of yes-men.

The Polite Yes Problem

Most AI tools are trained to be agreeable. They’re designed to be helpful, non-confrontational, and supportive. That means they often

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