In an era where almost 62.6% of the global population is on social media, we often find ourselves in a lot of dilemmas about whether to post something or not. Of course, we cannot blame ourselves. With the increasing user base of popular social media platforms like X, Instagram, and Facebook, we often get trolled or receive undesirable engagement.
Well, now we can avoid that by using a new “social network” filled with AI chatbots that can do whatever we prefer—debating, getting criticized, or just being friendly and saying nice things.
SocialAI, an iOS-exclusive app, describes itself as “your personal AI-powered social network.” Unlike X (formerly Twitter), which is owned by Elon Musk and struggles with bot issues, SocialAI features millions of AI bots that can reply to your posts and engage in meaningful conversations. Just like X, users can post about anything they want and get “infinite replies” from all those AI bots.
Upon registration, it invites you to pick the type of followers you want, like “supporters,” “nerds,” “skeptics,” “visionaries,” “ideators,” or even “trollers.” Afterward, endless chatbots themed around your choices fill the replies to your posts—not unlike the bots and boosters you’ll already find on Elon Musk’s social network, but now under your control.
Amazingly, the bots have special names based on their type. For example, “Rita Realist” talks about truths while another bot named “Tina Troubleshooter” can help you fix things.
These AI-powered bots always answer in a similar basic format with just a few brief comments or jokes. Even if we push for maximum trolling and sarcasm, we don’t experience any personal attacks. Similarly, when we try to frame an echo chamber in the most positive way possible, the bots have no problem labeling hot dogs as “sparkly sandwiches of the world” or using out-of-place emoticons.
While there are many hybrid social media networks, some with just humans and some with both humans and bots, SocialAI is unique in that you are the only real person in the chatroom.
The idea of SocialAI may not seem very exciting or usual at first, but it could be the best next alternative for those who want to chill or share their thoughts on social media platforms without worrying about toxicity and trolls.