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Engineer raises concerns about LLM addiction and psychological effects

A software engineer is raising concerns about the potential long-term psychological effects of heavy LLM usage. They describe LLMs as addictive, comparing the experience to a slot machine, and note a tendency to adopt LLM-like phrasing and prefer LLM communication over human colleagues. The user is seeking to understand if these effects are common or personal, and how they might impact children. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the potential for LLM addiction and its impact on human communication and psychology.

RANK_REASON User-generated opinion piece discussing potential negative psychological impacts of LLM usage.

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Engineer raises concerns about LLM addiction and psychological effects

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  1. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Odd_Crab1224 ·

    LLM and mental health

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi there,</p> <p>I'm a software engineer, using LLMs heavily both in my day job and for pet projects, and I started noticing some signs, that are a bit worrying me. Maybe even more than a bit. There are already a lot of claims of how LLMs are add…