[mmarian]

Totally agree on barriers. If I could find a therapist who's a good fit, at a reasonable price, I'd gladly hire them.

But even in that case, I struggle to see how it's possible to have a deep connection with them. My life is their 45 minutes; it's just not possible for two humans to achieve given those constraints.

I'm guessing by attack surface you mean conversations will be turned to ads, right? Do you think that's a possibility given the intense competition between LLM vendors, including self-hosted options?

[1attice]

Ads first, then surveillance, as always. Also, recall that there is no confidentiality privilege when talking to an AI; any proprietary cloud-hosted model gathers text to be read out in court. You can now have your convo about your ex wife read out by your ex wife, in front of a judge.

Finally, recall that the unique conditions that kept the USA from developing a culture of political disappearances and kangaroo courts seem to have ended. The state will love knowing who is thinking about abortion, for example, or attending a protest.

Just like it already does, but with so much more detail!