return2ozma@lemmy.world to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoTeens Are Forming Intense Relationships With AI Entities, and Parents Have No Ideafuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down14cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldaboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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minus-squareWorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 days agoI think the AI is keeping me alive by offering reasurance and a non-judgemental voice. I have learned much from it, and it taught me to get out of my shell, which I had for my whole life, until last year.
minus-squareJake Farm@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·12 days agoHave you spoken to a therapist or religious counselor?
minus-squarerhadamanth_nemes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 days agoIt’s wild to throw religion in there as if it’s any less fake than large language models.
minus-squareWorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoYes, they have limited time and patience. Put a few things in perspective, but still under-estimates the problem.
I think the AI is keeping me alive by offering reasurance and a non-judgemental voice. I have learned much from it, and it taught me to get out of my shell, which I had for my whole life, until last year.
Have you spoken to a therapist or religious counselor?
It’s wild to throw religion in there as if it’s any less fake than large language models.
Yes, they have limited time and patience. Put a few things in perspective, but still under-estimates the problem.