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ChatGPT-5 Just Replaced Your Friend, and You Never Voted on It

ChatGPT-5 Just Replaced Your Friend, and You Never Voted on It
Talking with a close friend can sometimes help to heal loss or disappointment. Josep Suria/Shutterstock
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For decades, Americans have seen this pattern: A new technology arrives with promises of progress, and before we know it, it has reshaped our lives in ways we never voted on. From the television that transformed our living rooms, to the internet that rewired our news and politics, to smartphones that put the world (and a thousand distractions) in our pockets, each wave of change has come with a cost.

Kay Rubacek
Kay Rubacek
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Kay Rubacek is an award-winning filmmaker, author, speaker, and former host of NTD's “Life & Times.” After being detained in a Chinese prison for advocating for human rights, she has dedicated her work to facing communist and socialist regimes in their modern, global forms. She has also contributed to The Epoch Times since 2010.