Well it’s not like everyone who uses Chat GPT is going to become delusional but if you start going down the path Chat GPT is going to make it a lot worse
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0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
I’m no AI proponent, but I’ll only believe that LLMs are causing this psychosis when I see a randomized controlled trial. Until then, it seems far more plausible that people experiencing delusions gravitate towards LLMs.
zygo_histo_morpheus@programming.dev 10 months ago
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
causing? no
hugely enabling any slight tendencies? no doubtMniot@programming.dev 10 months ago
Based on the article, it seems like cult-follower behavior. Not everyone is susceptible to cults (I think it’s a combo of individual brain and life-circumstances), but I wouldn’t say, “eh, it’s not the cult’s fault that these delusional people killed themselves!”
SteposVenzny@beehaw.org 10 months ago
Cults have intentions to exploit and manipulate. LLMs don’t.
You could argue negligence here but not malice. It’s more in line with people falling into wells.
verdare@beehaw.org 10 months ago
In my few experiments with ChatGPT, I found it to be disgustingly sycophantic. I have no trouble believing that it could easily amplify existing delusions of grandeur.