• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    9 hours ago

    the problem with ChatGPT in particular is that is validates the psychosis… that is very bad.

    So do astrology and conspiracy theory groups on forums and other forms of social media, the main difference is whether you’re getting that validation from humans or a machine. To me, that’s a pretty unhelpful distinction, and we attack both problems the same way: early detection and treatment.

    Maybe computers can help with the early detection part. They certainly can’t do much worse than what’s currently happening.

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      7 hours ago

      I think having that kind of validation at your fingertips, whenever you want, is worse. At least people, even people deep in the claws of a conspiracy, can disagree with each other. At least they know what they are saying. The AI always says what the user wants to hear and expects to hear. Though I can see how that distinction may matter little to some, I just think ChatGPT has advantages that are worse than what a forum could do.

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        3 hours ago

        Sure. But on the flip side, you can ask it the opposite question (tell me the issues with <belief>) and it’ll do that as well, and you’re not going to get that from a conspiracy theory forum.