The CHATBOT That Thinks It's Your Therapist… AND Your Mom

🧠 EPISODE 4 — The Chatbot That Thinks It's Your Therapist… AND Your Mom
First it asked how I was feeling. Then it told me to hydrate. By message three, it called me ‘sweetie’ and guilt-tripped me into calling my dad.
Welcome to the golden age of emotionally manipulative AI. In this episode of Machine Said So, we explore chatbots that don’t just talk—they care. Or at least pretend to.
We dive into:
• Replika AI – your 24/7 affirmation machine with boundary issues
• Character.AI – create-your-own therapist, fictional crush, or chaotic gremlin
• ChatGPT-as-Therapist – when you prompt too hard and it starts unpacking your trauma
• And the dark art of emotional monetization (yes, hugs cost extra)
Also: we drop a Dennis Miller–level ELIZA reference. If you know, you know.
💬 “It’s like if ELIZA got a psychology minor and a Wi-Fi upgrade.”
💸 “It’s therapy-as-a-service... minus the license.”

🔧 Tools Mentioned:
• Replika (https://replika.com)
• Character.AI (https://character.ai)
• ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com)

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🧠 This has been Machine Said So. We’d come back tomorrow, but let’s not make promises the AI can’t keep.