[btilly]

I agree that the tech industry is the root cause of a lot of mental illness.

But social media is a far bigger concern than AI.

Unless, of course, you count the AI algorithms that TikTok uses to drive engagement, which in turn can cause social contagion...

[theblazehen]

> Unless, of course, you count the AI algorithms that TikTok uses to drive engagement, which in turn can cause social contagion...

I have noticed that TikTok can detect a depressive episode within ~a day of it starting (for me), as it always starts sending me way more self harm related content

[Dilettante_]

Are you quite certain the depressive episode developed organically and Tiktok reacted to it? Maybe the algorithm started subtly on that path two days before you noticed the episode and you only realize once it starts showing self-harm content?

[theblazehen]

Hmm, that's quite possible (and concerning to think about)

It had been showing me depressive content for days / weeks beforehand, during the start of the episode, however the sh content only started (Or I only noticed it) a few hours after I had a relapse, so the timing was rather uncanny

[xedrac]

AI is going to be more impactful than social media I'm afraid. But the two together just might be catastrophic for humanity.