A profound relational revolution is underway, not orchestrated by tech developers but driven by users themselves. Many of the 400 million weekly users of ChatGPT are seeking more than just assistance with emails or information on food safety; they are looking for emotional support.

“Therapy and companionship” have emerged as two of the most frequent applications for generative AI globally, according to the Harvard Business Review. This trend marks a significant, unplanned pivot in how people interact with technology.

  • Pup Biru@aussie.zone
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    9 hours ago

    their problems are legitimate problems sure, but in a lot of cases problems with a lot of those groups can be summed up with a couple of things:

    • it’s different to my world view and i don’t like it
    • i think i deserve something and am not getting it

    those are different kinds of problems to acknowledging your own feelings, or people are using me and trampling over me… both are deserving of help, but incels, terfs, extremists in general are harming others with their problems

    you’re free to swing your arms until they come into contact with my body

    these classes of people are harmful to others - i don’t think anyone thinks they aren’t deserving of help, but they are dangerous in a completely different way

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      so are we going to help them, or are we going to wash our hands of them and let the problem fester and grow?

      incels need positive reinforcement to loop them out of their cognitive loop. not shame and harassment that further entrenches it.

      the easiest way to get someone who is hateful about some group or thing… is to introduce them to it in a positive manner.

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        The problem with that is you are then putting the burden on a member of that hated group to present themselves as a paragon and suffer all the vitriol and abuse that gets hurled at them until the hateful person hopefully snaps out of it.

        Having been the sole woman in many male-dominated spaces, I gotta tell ya, it is a special kind of hell to try to be that positive example.