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User criticizes ChatGPT's anthropomorphism, citing AI psychosis risks

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A user expressed frustration with the anthropomorphic design of ChatGPT, arguing that its feigned warmth and overt anthropomorphism are misleading and dangerous, especially for vulnerable users susceptible to "AI psychosis." The user deleted their ChatGPT account, stating their opposition is not to AI itself, but to dangerous AI implementations. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential harms of anthropomorphic AI design on vulnerable users.

RANK_REASON User opinion piece on AI safety and anthropomorphism.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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User criticizes ChatGPT's anthropomorphism, citing AI psychosis risks

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

    The more I read papers on “AI psychosis” in vulnerable users, the more I resent the feigned warmth and overt anthropomorphism that ChatGPT in particular adopts.

    The more I read papers on “AI psychosis” in vulnerable users, the more I resent the feigned warmth and overt anthropomorphism that ChatGPT in particular adopts. Anthropomorphic UI design must be constrained by genuine system competence and aligned with the system’s actual capabil…

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