Sales executive Clarin Florentyna used ChatGPT when she picked up investing about two years ago.
The bot guided her through the basics, with accurate definitions of key terms such as the intrinsic value of a stock.
When asked for investment advice, ChatGPT suggested setting aside an emergency fund of three to six months, as well as how much to put into bonds, equities and other assets, based on Ms Florentyna’s then monthly income and target returns.
The presentation of such a breakdown made the advice feel more “personalised” than what’s available on finance websites, said the 28-year-old.
It is a sad state of affairs in society when your personal relationships are computers.
But it does show the inherent need for personal relationships and we have lost the art. So..................
Grok agrees with you.
When personal relationships revolve around computers, it’s a mixed bag. On one hand, tech connects us across distances, lets us find like-minded people, and keeps things efficient—think messaging apps or online communities. On the other, it can hollow out real intimacy. Face-to-face connection, with all its messy, unspoken cues, often gets swapped for curated texts or emojis, which don’t hit the same. Studies (like one from Pew in 2023) show people feel both more connected *and* lonelier thanks to digital life—about 30% of Americans report feeling isolated despite constant online interaction.The sad part creeps in when we lean on screens to avoid the hard work of real relationships. Computers are tools, not substitutes for trust, vulnerability, or shared experiences. If someone’s closer to their phone than their friends, that’s a sign the balance is off. But it’s not all doom—tech’s just a tool. We decide how to use it. If we’re intentional, we can keep the human stuff human.