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Author warns of 'AI psychosis' from overly enthusiastic LLM users

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The author expresses skepticism towards individuals who become overly enthusiastic about Large Language Models (LLMs) after a single positive interaction. They describe this phenomenon as "AI psychosis," where the illusion of intelligence from a chatbot can be so potent that users anthropomorphize the AI, referring to it as "he" or "she." The author finds it difficult to help those who have fallen into this trap and chooses to disengage by unfollowing or muting them. AI

IMPACT Highlights the potential for user over-attachment and anthropomorphism with current LLMs, suggesting a need for critical evaluation.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a user on a social media platform discussing their perspective on LLM interactions.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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Author warns of 'AI psychosis' from overly enthusiastic LLM users

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I don’t even bother engaging with people who write starry-eyed posts about how they tried an LLM and found that it worked super well for them, and proceed to re

    I don’t even bother engaging with people who write starry-eyed posts about how they tried an LLM and found that it worked super well for them, and proceed to refer to the bots as “he” or “she” any more. I think a chatbot’s illusion of intelligence is incredibly potent for people …

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