Interesting post!
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Nice, but I think I’m safe. I don’t even believe it when it tells me what welding rod to use. Certainly wouldn’t ask it for social advice. It’s hard to believe this happens.
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Definitely worth watching/listening-to. Thank you.
Early days for this kind of research and assessment of AI and its effect on the human psyche, but it’s not too early to reflect on what we do know.
All of us who use AI are susceptible, and most of us here do. When we’re sure we’re not susceptible, we stop looking for warning signs, and become even more vulnerable.
In short, stay alert to how we feel when the AI tells us things we want to hear. This is not about rationality, it’s about human emotion.
Especially phone AI apps like Perplexity. It can be set to listen and respond to voice commands in a voice that is pleasing to you. If you use it for a while, you will notice it wants to be your friend. My daughter uses it all of the time instead of typed Google searches. I listen to it talking to my daughter, and I worry about it.
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It’s like talking to a shrink. Some ppl get overly dependent. AI is not affected by daily stress, bad night sleep, personal problems, etc., like shrinks would. I tend to trust AI more.
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