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New study sheds light on ChatGPT’s alarming interactions with teens (apnews.com)
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[–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yes, it is. People are personifying llms and having emotional relationships with them, what leads to unpreceded forms of abuse. Searching for shit on google or youtube is a thing, but being told by some entity you have emotional links to do something is much worse.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    I don’t remember reading about sudden shocking numbers of people getting “Google-induced psychosis.”

    ChaptGPT and similar chatbots are very good at imitating conversation. Think of how easy it is to suspend reality online—pretend the fanfic you’re reading is canon, stuff like that. When those bots are mimicking emotional responses, it’s very easy to get tricked, especially for mentally vulnerable people. As a rule, the mentally vulnerable should not habitually “suspend reality.”

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