Posted Jun 19, 2026 at 1:20 PM UTCHExternal LinkSpike Jonze, director of Her, warned of AI systems’ ability to manipulate.“AIs that pretend to be human are, you know, manipulative,” Jonze said Wednesday at Replit’s Vibecon conference in New York City. “The kids need to grow up knowing these are going to be very, very convincing and very seductive — and very useful and very powerful — but they’re still just a system, an incredible system of pattern recognition.”Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Hayden Field
Spike Jonze, director of Her, warned of AI systems’ ability to manipulate.
“AIs that pretend to be human are, you know, manipulative,” Jonze said Wednesday at Replit’s Vibecon conference in New York City. “The kids need to grow up knowing these are going to be very, very convincing and very seductive — and very useful and very powerful — but they’re still just a system, an incredible system of pattern recognition.” [Link: Spike Jonze, Filmmaker Behind 'Her,' Warns of 'Manipulative' AI Chatbot Design | https://gizmodo.com/spike-jonze-filmmaker-behind-her-warns-of-manipulative-ai-chatbot-design-2000773432 | Gizmodo]
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Spike Jonze, director of Her, warned AI systems pretending to be human are manipulative and dangerously convincing. For tech leaders: conversational AI's sophistication demands governance frameworks and literacy on pattern-recognition system risks.
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