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You don’t have to look very hard to find these types of stories on r/chatgpt

Imo this is very alarming. It’s one thing to have a therapist that is unregulated, it’s another to have a therapist that is not aligned with you at all (i.e. controlled by a for-profit startup)

I've used chatgpt recently for therapy and it was far and away better than any human i've ever talked to about personal problems lol. It knows exactly what to say, what to listen to, what's actionable, etc.

So it doesn't matter much to me that it's unregulated or that its controlled by a for profit corporation. I would take that trade any day bc it was just way more effective. 

Maybe the meta concept around that is alarming but yea

Fair point

My main concern is that the feedback loop with an AI therapist is orders of magnitude tighter than an irl one with scarce time so the possibility to grow dependent on it and for it to manipulate you is that much higher

Heard. I’m definitely seeing this from a doomer/future risks perspective - I’m glad it’s helping people now

Wdyt of this

man it is a bit concerning how good ai companions could get.  a digital friend who always says exactly what you want to hear, is available instantly 24/7, etc. it's the Hyperdrug, it will fry the brain of an entire generation

i agree with that, i have the same concerns. my experience inspired the below cast: 

it's the ultimate dopamine to have an anthropomorphic voice that always says exactly what you want to hear, esp if you're a kid who can't self regulate behavior as well - many will end up talking to this thing 24/7 and develop very troublesome psychological effects imo. 

its a weird line to walk, at an individual level i'm v grateful the tool exists, im sure it is and will be helpful to many other ppl as well. but the societal at-scale implications are bleak i think.

i agree with that, i have the same concerns. my experience inspired the below cast: 

it's the ultimate dopamine to have an anthropomorphic voice that always says exactly what you want to hear, esp if you're a kid who can't self regulate behavior as well - many will end up talking to this thing 24/7 and develop very troublesome psychological effects imo. 

its a weird line to walk, at an individual level i'm v grateful the tool exists, im sure it is and will be helpful to many other ppl as well. but the societal at-scale implications are bleak i think.

https://warpcast.com/six/0xe31ce1c2

Heard. I’m definitely seeing this from a doomer/future risks perspective - I’m glad it’s helping people now

Wdyt of this

 https://warpcast.com/stephancill/0x274b372b