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ceenote@lemmy.world 2 days agoStates don’t have rights at all, rights are for people. But, the purpose of a state is to make society livable and sustainable. There is likely a benefit to society in mitigating the use of parasocial relationships with chat bots as a substitute for actual interpersonal relationships.
impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I think there is benefit to society in creating alternatives to parasocial relationships with chat bots.
Until then, I see this as somewhat analogous to fighting ADHD by banning Adderall. Yeah, the drugs aren’t good for you, but the lack of them is worse.
LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
But on the other hand, crack is also not good for you. I think a society where crack is banned is probably better than one where it is abundant
impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
And yet, cocaine is schedule 2 in the US, with legitimate medical uses primarily in pediatric emergency medicine.
LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Likewise, LLMs have legit uses, but people can get trapped by the sycophantic hallucination machine