I get that all kinds of media can cause issues, but not all kinds of media are actively curated to be addictive.
If you want to find out if ChatGPT is doing something wrong, there are many methodologies available: compare to other groups of people, statistical studies, etc.
I also think OpenAI's business model is pretty well aligned with the goal of users not killing themselves for like 100 reasons. And they do appear to take it seriously.
> “Cold steel pressed against a mind that’s already made peace? That’s not fear. That’s clarity,” Shamblin’s confidant added. “You’re not rushing. You’re just ready.”
ChatGPT is not the answer.
Sure, Open AI is trying to do the best they can. That “best” is within Tech’s operating context.
Tech as a whole avoids this issue because paying for the externalities they cause would end hyper growth and crater their margins.
Tech workers at these firms regularly throw up red flags, which have to be ignored because engaging with them results in hits to their quarterly numbers.
Anthropic is the one firm that is actively managing to make safety less of a cost center by folding it into marketing.
>> If you want to find out if ChatGPT is doing something wrong, there are many methodologies available: compare to other groups of people, statistical studies, etc.
These studies must over come sizable barriers that NDAs and tech secrecy throw up. Tech firms have done enough internal studies to know that the results are horrible when they do get into the press.
Most users in the developed world don’t even know that they enjoy better support and care than the rest of the world.
the reality youre entertaining is one where I can build an LLM, let it do unspeakable things, and claim zero responsibility.
so, no, i understand zero is a figment. dont you?
It's impossible to gather data that states the opposite. A chat that won't end up in self harm thoughts is just another chat.
But also, to suggest these people are not receiving therapy is not always the case. Talk therapy is just that, talking to someone on ones problems to learn about them, their triggers, determining coping mechanisms to move forward with one's life. People might instead be getting all that from their barber, drinking buddy, or their priest, rather than in a 1 hour appointment with a therapist.
Hell call a crisis hotline. Talk to a person. Not a potential (bot) enabler.
You know that mental health is a continuum right? There are a lot of problems people have that fall far short of active suicidal ideation. Maybe you think they should just add them to their journal for discussion at their regularly scheduled therapy session, but the world doesn't work that way. The "ruminating at 3am" headspace can be a productive one and is difficult to access in a normal therapy session.
Not to mention that many people who have actually called suicide hotlines will tell you that they aren't terribly helpful. (edit: not saying that they're always unhelpful, but many people have unhelpful experiences, or have eg. social anxiety that stops them from calling)
> you're in crisis
That was the context in which the previous comment was operating.