Subj : AI that seems conscious i
To   : ROB MCCART
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sat Aug 23 2025 09:59:06

> Of course those who hosted the ChatGPT service said that it
> is not a therapist and shouldn't be taken seriously, but there
> are apparently a lot of especially young 'unpopular'people out
> there who use an AI Chat system as the only 'friend' they talk
> to and many won't make a move without consulting it first.

> A glimpse of the future?

I have heard other stories like this, but that is probably the saddest one
so far in that it is the first one to involve death.  There has already been
some spoofing of this trend in comedy in the US.  I worry about younger
people.  There probably needs to be some disclaimer that AI bots like
ChatGPT pop up whenever someone is asking for emotional advice... maybe
trying to guide the user towards therapy or an otherwise "real" human to
talk to.

Mike

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