Comment on Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion
Ilandar@lemmy.today 4 days ago
I don’t understand why so many people default to “wouldn’t happen to me, that person was just stupid” every time this happens. Did you guys not read the bit where he was being encouraged to commit violence in public by the chatbot? If it’s getting to that point then there is clearly a massive fucking problem that needs urgent addressing, regardless of the intelligence of the user.
notacat@infosec.pub 4 days ago
I think it’s similar to cults or abusive relationships. It’s not a matter of intellect, it’s how vulnerable a person is when they encounter this thing that they think could help them.
Ilandar@lemmy.today 4 days ago
I agree. The connection between all of these things is that they involve relationships. Humans are social animals that can suffer from loneliness and AI companies are exploiting this in a similar way. Loneliness is a common thread throughout all of these AI psychosis suicide cases.