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Autistic users express strong dislike for chatbots on Mastodon

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A user on Mastodon has observed that many autistic individuals express a strong dislike for chatbots. This sentiment aligns with their own experience, where chatbots feel like intrusive computer interactions with unnecessary "neurological" features. The user speculates that chatbots might exploit lonely individuals and questions whether AI can aid autistic children in communication. AI

RANK_REASON User opinion on a social platform about AI tools, not a significant industry event.

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Autistic users express strong dislike for chatbots on Mastodon

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · stevebrady ·

    Has anyone seen statistics about autistic use of chatbots? On Mastodon I see a lot of other autistic people who also despise them. Which makes sense to me: when

    Has anyone seen statistics about autistic use of chatbots? On Mastodon I see a lot of other autistic people who also despise them. Which makes sense to me: whenever I’ve encountered them, it's like a regular unwanted computer interaction, but with a veneer of neurological convers…

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