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by mrbluecoat 367 days ago
Related read: https://futurism.com/chatgpt-mental-health-crises
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bandrami 367 days ago
I played around with one of the less-sketchy "chat" apps a while ago and I've been ringing this bell ever since. Interacting with these things as if they were humans is dangerous.
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username223 367 days ago
That's grim. But the Eliza effect[1] makes @sama richer, so it's all good. Be naughty[2]!

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA_effect [2] https://www.paulgraham.com/conformism.html

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