Does anyone else like talking to chatbots?

[Amphilyke]

Or maybe the same program just keeps scooping up my profile because its programmers didn't see the point of programming it to avoid trying the same person multiple times.

 

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"...ChatGPT's maker OpenAI seems to be flummoxed: when we asked the Sam Altman-led company if it had any recommendations for what to do if a loved one suffers a mental health breakdown after using its software, the company had no response."


People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"

 

[MROSS]

I found myself talking to a chatbot to successfully resolve a misunderstanding (via a rare technical glitch) of my bill with one of our utility companies.

Chatbot still have to progress further in development in order to best yield confusing experiences.

 

[Vesta]

No, and I hope I never will. it’s a bit unsettling when I see “normal” people interacting with bots. I already struggle with socialization and feel a lack of communication and acute loneliness, but I don’t think I’d go that far. Plus, I’m just too lazy to put in the effort to have conversations and articulate my thoughts – that’s something I struggle with.

 

[Masked Man]

No - that seems odd to me.

 

[Princess Viola]

Talking to chatbots like having conversations, getting advice, etc. from them? Nah. They're not real, so anything they say is just nonsense to me as far as I'm concerned.

But I will openly admit I have used ChatGPT and other AI chatbots for assistance in figuring out how to do stuff in HTML and CSS. Like I hate GenAI for things like writing, art, etc. because it's all made from stolen content but stuff like code? I mean for starters as anyone will tell you a good chunk of coding is just searching up 'how do I do this???' and copypasting someone else's code and seeing if it works for what you wanna do and also like...I'm still making the content myself and I'm not relying 100% on AI for every single bit of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript my site uses, just sometimes I don't know how to do something and I'll ask it and try out the code it gives me to see 'Does this do what I want?' and if it doesn't - tell it and typically it eventually figures it out.

 

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More Kids Are Turning to AI Companions—And It's Raising Red Flags

"It's...easy for young people to become attached to their AI companion, even though it’s not a real person. This can further blur the line between fantasy and reality. They may even attribute human qualities or characteristics to the AI companion. One study found that 90% of students who use the app Replika thought it was “human-like” and 80% considered it intelligent.

Because of this, kids may struggle to distinguish between what is good advice and what is bad advice."

"Overuse of AI may limit opportunities for face-to-face communication, empathy development, and emotional regulation and children may struggle with real-world interactions that require nuance and patience...”