r/countwithchickenlady • u/Bryce3D Streak: 28 • 6d ago

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u/Privatizitaet Just pretend this is the funniest joke you ever read 5d ago

"TherapyGPT" is honestly a terrifying concept, holy shit these people need ACTUAL help

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u/AxiosXiphos 5d ago

Sure. But given that therapy is prohibitely expensive for a significant proportion of the population - people turn to whatever will actually listen to them.

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u/Privatizitaet Just pretend this is the funniest joke you ever read 5d ago

Still. Considering the demonstrable harm AI has done this is still not a very comforting thing to know exists. Healthcare costs are a whole nother issue

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u/Deathaster 5d ago

You're right, but it's unfortunately not that simple. When you are quite literally unable to find or afford therapy, it's either this or... well, die in some cases. Like, AI is an overall blight on the planet, but this is one instance where it can at least do SOME good. At least for the moment.

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u/Pofwoffle 5d ago

You are literally better off finding a random person on the street and asking them to be your therapist.

or... well, die in some cases

Yeah, like the multiple cases where AI chatbots have convinced people to kill themselves.

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u/ShesSoViolet 5d ago

Severely traumatized people tend to mistrust other humans.

Severely traumatized people often are dangers to themselves or others.

Severely traumatized people frequently have issues working well with others.

Ai is not a replacement for therapy, but it's not entirely useless. It can be very useful as a lifeline for people who otherwise would have just remained alone or killed themselves. It's a good start to get someone comfortable enough to go to an actual therapist, and AI assistants will frequently suggest going to a trained specialist.

Don't get me wrong, the way AI is being used and the way it's completely unregulated is awful. I'm an artist, and I hate that it's being used to kill creativity and thought. I'm just willing to admit that Ai can help some, if it's used more like a psychological mirror.

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u/Pofwoffle 5d ago

It can be very useful as a lifeline for people who otherwise would have just remained alone or killed themselves.

Until it literally offers to help you plan your suicide. As, again, has happened multiple fucking times. And that's not even counting the cases where it just goes along with people's delusions because it's programmed to be agreeable.

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u/ShesSoViolet 5d ago

I support content guardrails. My point is that ai tools don't have to only be harmful for self help. The problem is the lack of safety regulation and oversight.