Comment on OpenAI says over a million people talk to ChatGPT about suicide weekly

• kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Are you comparing a professional to a text generator?

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  • whiwake@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Have you ever had ineffective professional therapy?

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    • kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Are you still trying to compare medical treatment with generating text?

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      • whiwake@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Compare, as in equal? No. You can’t “game” a person (usually) like you can game an AI.

        Now, answer my question

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• CatsPajamas@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Real therapy is definitely better than an AI. That said, AIs will never encourage self harm without significant gaming.

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  • whiwake@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    AI “therapy” can be very effective without the gaming, but the problem is most people want it to tell them what they want to hear. Real therapy is not “fun” because a therapist will challenge you on your bullshit and not let you shape the conversation.

    I find it does a pretty good job with pro and con lists, listing out several options, and taking situations and reframing them. I have found it very useful, but I have learned not to manipulate it or its advice just becomes me convincing myself of a thing.

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  • triptrapper@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I agree, and to the comment above you, it’s not because it’s guaranteed to reduce symptoms. There are many ways that talking with another person is good for us.

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    • kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      The keyword here is “person”.

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