Comment on People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 1 week ago
Oh wow. In the old times, self-proclaimed messiahs used to do that without assistance from a chatbot. But why would you think the "truth" and path to enlightenment is hidden within a service of a big tech company?
iAvicenna@lemmy.world 1 week ago
well because these chatbots are designed to be really affirming and supportive and I assume people with such problems really love this kind of interaction compared to real people confronting their ideas critically.
MangoCats@feddit.it 1 week ago
I think there was a recent unsuccessful rev of ChatGPT that was too flattering, it made people nauseous - they had to dial it back.
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 1 week ago
I guess you're completely right with that. It lowers the entry barrier. And it's kind of self-reinforcing. And we have other unhealty dynamics with other technology as well, like social media, which also can radicalize people or get them in a downwards spiral...