Telorand@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
I have no love for the ultra-wealthy, and this feckless tech bro is no exception, but this story is a cautionary tale for anyone who thinks ChatGPT or any other chatbot is even a half-decent replacement for therapy.
It’s not, and study after study, expert after expert continues to reinforce that reality. I understand that therapy is expensive, and it’s not always easy to find a good therapist, but you’d be better off reading a book or finding a support group than deluding yourself with one of these AI chatbots.
People forget that libraries are still a thing.
Sadly, a big problem with society is that we all want quick, easy fixes, of which there are none when it comes to mental health, and anyone who offers one - even an AI - is selling you that illustrious snake oil.
If I could upvote your comment five times for promoting libraries, I would!
thebeardedpotato@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s insane to me that anyone would think these things are reliable for something as important as your own psychology/health.
Even using them for coding which is the one thing they’re halfway decent at will lead to disastrous code if you don’t already know what you’re doing.
lime@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
because that’s how they are sold.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
its one step below betterhelp.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
About the coding thing…
It can sometimes write boilerplate fairly well. The issue with using it to solve problems is it doesn’t know what it’s doing. Then you have to read and parse what it outputs and fix it. It’s usually faster to just write it yourself.
FatCrab@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
I agree. I’m generally pretty indifferent to this new generation of consumer models–the worst thing about it is the incredible amount of idiots flooding social media witch hunting it or evangelizing it without any understanding of either the tech or the law they’re talking about–but the people who use it so frequently for so many fundamental things that it’s observably diminishing their basic competencies and health is really unsettling.