Comment on How chatbots could spark the next big mental health crisis.
MagicShel@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Note that these studies aren’t suggesting that heavy ChatGPT usage directly causes loneliness. Rather, it suggests that lonely people are more likely to seek emotional bonds with bots
The important question here is: do lonely people seek out interaction with AI or does AI create lonely people? The article clearly acknowledges this and then treats the latter like the likely conclusion. It definitely merits greater study.
taladar@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Or does AI prey on lonely people much like other types of scams do?
Enkers@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
The AI industry certainly does.
If you’re going to use an LLM, it’s pretty straightforward to roll your own with something like LM Studio, though.
MagicShel@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
It’s not sentient and has no agenda. It’s fair to say suggest that advertise themselves as “AI companions” appeal to / prey on lonely people.
It’s not a scam unless it purports to be a real person.
Arkouda@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
The Humans who program them are and do.