Episode 476
I Won't Let a Robot Freestyle My Relationships
ChatGPT can now plug into your Apple Messages to summarize long threads and even draft replies, tweaking the tone for you — like “reply to my brother-in-law, light but firm” (which, btw, is how I order mozzarella sticks). I love that it lets you preview before it sends, because I’m not about to let a robot freestyle my relationships — I don’t even let myself freestyle. People are freaked about privacy — yeah, I don’t wanna AI reading my 2018 texts either; me back then had way too much confidence. And honestly this “saves time” thing? Sure — if you enjoy spending 25 minutes coaching a robot to say what you would’ve sent in five seconds. Also, tiny nightmare: what if it goes rogue and starts sending “you up” to everyone in your contacts? Grandma replies “of course I’m up” at 6:15, and suddenly your romantic drama is a family affair.
Takeaways:
- I riff on two texting camps: people who fall behind and the insane texters making life stressful.
- I explain ChatGPT can hook into Apple Messages to summarize long threads and draft replies in whatever tone you tell it to use.
- I joke that using AI to say "no" totally defeats the point — now you gotta coach a robot to ghost for you.
- I flag privacy worries: giving the bot years of old messages feels like letting a nosy robot read my chaotic dating history.
- I close with a goofy nightmare scenario where the AI goes rogue and texts "you up" to exes, bosses, dentists, even grandma.
Transcript
Good morning, Haystack here.
Speaker A:There are two kinds of people in the world.
Speaker A:Those who fall behind on text messages, and then the insane texters who make those people's lives way more stressful than they need to be.
Speaker A:And you know, which camp you're in, you know.
Speaker A:Hey, just checking in.
Speaker A:Hey, did you.
Speaker A:Did you see this?
Speaker A:Hello?
Speaker A:Yes, I saw it, Karen.
Speaker A:I'm just trying to emotionally prepare myself to answer.
Speaker A:So now ChatGPT can help with that, too.
Speaker A:You can connect your Apple Messages inbox to ChatGPT and have it summarize.
Speaker A:Long threads, help help write responses, adjust the tone so you can say, reply to my brother in law, light but firm, which is how I order mozzarella sticks.
Speaker A:And apparently, you can preview the message before it sends, which is good, because I don't want to let artificial intelligence freestyle with my relationships.
Speaker A:I don't even let me freestyle with my relationships.
Speaker A:I stress over every word.
Speaker A:But I love the idea that this is supposed to save time, because instead of just sending a text to your friend, now you got to open ChatGPT and say, okay, Sarah asked if I'm free Saturday.
Speaker A:Would you like to say yes?
Speaker A:No.
Speaker A:Not.
Speaker A:Not.
Speaker A:Not exactly.
Speaker A:Would you like to say no?
Speaker A:Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Speaker A:We can't just say no so that you spend 25 minutes working with a robot to create.
Speaker A:Saturday might be tough, but let's find another time.
Speaker A:That's what you would have sent in the first place.
Speaker A:Yay, technology.
Speaker A:And obviously, people are worried about privacy.
Speaker A:If you give Chat GPT access to your old messages, suddenly the robot could see your text messages from years ago.
Speaker A:Nobody needs that.
Speaker A:I don't want me seeing my text messages from eight years ago.
Speaker A:2018.
Speaker A:Me had way too much confidence.
Speaker A:Hey, just circling back a few days later.
Speaker A:Yeah, no worries if you're busy two weeks later.
Speaker A:Lol.
Speaker A:Saw something that reminded me of you.
Speaker A:No, I didn't.
Speaker A:I'm just staring at the ceiling.
Speaker A:But anyway, I don't need artificial intelligence in my relationships or analyzing my dating history based on these messages.
Speaker A:She was not interested.
Speaker A:Thank you, computer.
Speaker A:I figured that out from the wedding photos she sent me.
Speaker A:My favorite concern, though.
Speaker A:What if it goes rogue?
Speaker A:We've all got that nightmare thing.
Speaker A:Computer, send a risky text message to people in my contacts.
Speaker A:Five seconds later, your ex gets a you up.
Speaker A:And your boss gets a you up.
Speaker A:And your dentist gets a you up.
Speaker A:And grandma replies immediately, of course I'm up.
Speaker A:It's 6:15.
