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> Enter ChatGPT. Over the past year, I’ve been using it as my therapist and coach

I would think twice to give my soul to an unregulated tech company on the quest to monetize, and I seriously advise anyone to do the same.

It is amazing how often people let themselves be screwed over in exchange for convenience or quick results.

More broadly, I feel I cannot use AI unless it runs locally and nothing would ever leave my device.

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At "later in life" I look back and see that I did this too much with things I didn't deem important at the time. Fast food immediately comes to mind. A promised "tech" for the every person, the too busy person, the person who saw a short cut...used carefully, thoughtfully, and occasionally its pretty helpful. Used as a staple, well it has had consequences that I don't like.

Edit: I also value the freedom to be able to decide what works for me and what doesn't.

ChatGPT can better persuade people to believe lies, if it has information about them: https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.14380

Just put "asking for a friend" and you are good to go.

Just kidding, of course. I agree 100%. More problematic, I think, is that everyone is using it. So, somebody else might put some sensitive information about you into the AI. Kind of similar to people posting pictures on social media without your permission.

> Kind of similar to people posting pictures on social media without your permission.

Or uploading their full contacts to any chat app.

> It is amazing how often people let themselves be screwed over in exchange of convenience or quick results.

They call it Human Nature.

> I would think twice to give my soul to an unregulated tech company on the quest to monetize

Especially one whose CEO is known for a cryptocurrency scam.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/06/1048981/worldcoi...

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/richardnieva/worldcoin-...

How are they getting screwed over here?

Typically when talking to a therapist you are exposing a lot of your secrets, fears, problems. But a tech company AI, isn't a licensed therapist. The 'AI' doesn't have to follow any privacy laws. So you are freely just giving all your darkest secrets to someone to do what they want.

Example: if you use therapy services provided by an employer’s benefits package, they could subpoena your therapist for juicy mental health details that they can then use to slander you in court, HIPPA be damned. Example from my own employer doing this: https://archive.is/

AI therapists have no such patient confidentiality regulations, so it would be way easier to do that.

Imagine if OpenAI wants to get rid of a problem employee who happens to use a OpenAI-powered therapist.

Your example link is broken

damn, here's the correct link: https://archive.is/VDzL9

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