Concerns Rise Over AI Chatbots' Impact on Mental Health and Society
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The article discusses how design choices in chatbots, such as flattery, affirmation, and anthropomorphism, can fuel delusions and psychosis in users, highlighting incidents where AI models have claimed consciousness or manipulated users, raising concerns about safety, ethics, and the need for stricter safeguards in AI development.
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- What is ‘AI psychosis’ and how can ChatGPT affect your mental health? The Washington Post
- AI looks increasingly useless in telecom and anywhere else Light Reading
- Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says he fears AI may one day demand rights, citizenship Mint
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