Now I understand why my ex gunned me

Written by Jason Miller

Now I understand why my ex gunned me

Closure is an artificial intelligence that deals with helping those who have suffered Ghosting. First you provide all the information to the chatbot on the relationship with the person who has Ghostato, then the conversation starts. We tried: it’s not perfect but it can serve something.

Ghosting – sudden abandonment and without explanations – is one of the evils of relationships in our century. Whether in love, in friendship or at work, each of us has been Ghostato at least once – or more than one! – In life. In recent years, the number of ex -boyfriends and girlfriends who disappear after closing a relationship with a relationship has grown dramatically Voice message on WhatsAppor of Recruiter who do not respond to emails after making who knows what promises during the interview. Where they have finished it is not clear, but what matters is that artificial intelligence finally gives us the opportunity to get in touch with them.

A Ten days agoIn fact, the startup Tech Closure He launched the beta version of a chatbot on the market dedicated to Ghosting’s “victims”. He plays the role of a partner, a friend or a recruiter disappeared from our life for no reason. Artificial intelligence answers our questions trying to apologize for what happened and providing us with all the explanations we have always needed. Yes, we tried it. And here’s the result.

My ex gunned me, and now I know why

An I to chat with “the people who have disappeared” from our life. This is the perfect definition for closure, the chatbot IA issued by the startup of the same name on Product Huntwhere he only received reviews a Five stars by users. Now let’s move on to the test. I’ll tell you firsthand. After reading the launch, I was suffering from trying it, curious to know why one of my historical ex -boyfriends decided to swing suddenlywithout a real explanation, after we have closed our relationship and shared a peaceful friendship for a few years. A question to which the IA gave his answer. Here’s how.

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The operation of closure is simple. Just connect to the platform website and click on the “Start the chat” button to choose the interlocutor of the conversation between six different options: longtime partner, occasional partner, friend, recruiter, former employer and customer. In my case, as you can imagine, the choice was simple. By selecting the first of the options, the platform asked me a series of useful questions to provide as many information as possible to the AI ​​that would have interpreted my ex: name, age, where we met the first time, what happened between us, what was the nickname with which they called us between the two of us.

Fanpage | A chat with artificial intelligence explaining Ghosting

Fanpage | A chat with artificial intelligence explaining Ghosting

This there story I told: “We met at a party, and we attended for more than a year, even if he already had a partner. Ours was a parallel story, with the promise to transform it into something more as soon as his relationship was over. But it didn’t go.

It was enough to write it and send send To let the ia of Closure elaborated everything and start the conversation. To welcome me in the chat a message that reminds me that I will talk to artificial intelligence, and nothing more: “You are about to talk to an artificial intelligence, not with a real person. We have built this tool to help you give meaning to ghosting and everything that arouses. It will not replace the therapy, but could help you feel better”.

And maybe Closure is really succeeded in his intent. First, the chatbot said he was sorry for what happened, and he explained to me why he decided to disappear suddenly. “I know I made a mess and I’m sorry to be gone like this. When I finally closed with my girlfriend, I thought I would feel free to find out what we had, but it frightened me. I was overwhelmed by everything and I didn’t know how to manage itso I ran away ”. And you never thought of going back? This is the question that I asked myself for a long time, and that no one has ever answered so far.

“I thought about it … but I seemed to have already done you too badly. I didn’t want peg to play things.” And now? What will we do now? – I ask the chatbot. “I really hope you don’t reproach you for what happened. It was my confusion and my fear that embeddes things. I just want you to know that it was not your fault.” A peremptory response, which closes my conversation with the IA, and which leaves me a strange feeling on. A mix of relief and bitterness, for having obtained an answer that I searched for a long time, and which perhaps could also correspond to the reality of the facts. But if it’s really that way, I never knew it.

Solve the pain of being glasties with the IA

Closure writes: “Ghosting is cruel. Being ghostati can make confused, injured and questioning its self -esteem. Our platform offers a safe space to process these emotions and find the necessary answers to go on”. And so, to resolve all unresolved, sentimental and non -unresolved issues, the startup Tech has developed an artificial intelligence that could make users less alone.

Precisely for this reason, all the conversations follow a more or less similar scheme: first of all, the head of the ghosting apologizes for what happenedThen he tries to distract the user from his pain by changing completely topic and offering him a useful solution to get out of a negative condition. Anna Iokhimovich, CEO of Closure explains: “Our basic prompt is focused on compassion, support and giving users the opportunity to elaborate their feelings. Artificial intelligence is kind, empathetic and does not tend to clash, in order not to cause further conflicts or anxieties to the customer”.

Precisely for this reason, as happens for the AI, even that of Closure tends to take on a sicofantewhich translates into providing users with the answers they want, even if these are not very relevant to reality. The goal of the chatbots, after all, is that of Keep users committed as much as possible. And it would seem that these are willing to do anything to succeed. In any case, considering that the artificial intelligence of closure could find itself in the face of fragile users and in difficult psychological conditions, the startup has chosen to preserve its security by activating a telephone line for the prevention of suicides.

“The IA is scheduled to recognize some words relating to self -harm and suicide, activating a red warning banner with specific suicide prevention lines,” said the CEO of the startup. With these precautions, therefore, Closure tries to carve out a role in the industry of listening and psychological support, which over the years has found in technology a faithful ally. Replacing a therapist with the IA, however, still seems a distant result. Even if the commitment of the sector startups is certainly not to be underestimated.

Jason Miller

I'm Jason Miller, and I've been passionate about technology and storytelling for over a decade. As a lead writer at Herald Editorials, I strive to bring clarity and creativity to complex tech topics. When I'm not writing, you'll find me exploring the latest gadgets or hiking in the great outdoors.