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OpenAI says over a million people talk to ChatGPT about suicide weekly (techcrunch.com)
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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

1m out of 500m is way less than i would have guessed. I would have pegged it at like 25%

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I think the majority of people use it to (unreliably) solve tedious problems or spit out a whole bunch of text that they can't be bothered to write.

    While ChatGPT has been intentionally designed to be as friendly and conversational as possible, I hope most people do not see it as something to have a meaningful conversation with instead of as just a tool that can talk.

    Anecdotally, whenever I see someone mention using ChatGPT as part of their decision-making process it is usually taken less seriously, if not outright laughed at.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    You think a quarter of people are suidical or contemplating it to the point of talking about it with an AI?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Yeah seems like everyone is constantly talking about suicide its very normalised. You dont really find people these days who havent contemplated suicide.

    I would guess all or even most of the people talking about suicide with an AI arent serious. Heat of the moment venting is what I'd expect most of the ai suicide chats to be. Which is why I thought the amount would be significantly higher.

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