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Men are opening up about mental health to AI instead of humans (aiindexes.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

CDC data from 2022 indicated that more than one in five U.S. adults under the age of 45 experienced symptoms of mental distress.

Must be the lack of personnel. Couldn't have anything to do with the global insecurity of rising inflation and low wage jobs coupled with the skyrocketing housing costs. Not to mention the whole "the earth is steadily getting hotter and extreme weather events are happening more and more frequently."

Yeah, let's invest in more AI that will fuck over the planet even more with colossal energy requirements and not even bother with making people more financially and socially secure.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Buy more. Buy more now.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (3 children)

So somewhere they feel safe to do so. Says something pretty fucked up about our culture that men don't feel safe to open up anywhere. And no, it's not their own fault.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I wouldn't use AI but I certainly don't have anyone to open up to really. Either they'd use what I tell them against me or just aren't in a position to offer any real support. With my luck I'd end up institutionalized for saying some unhinged shit anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Everyday it seems to become clearer that American culture as whole is a problem. But that's not something people are allowed to talk about.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

And no, it’s not their own fault.

Of course it is, men are cool targets to hate, get with the program.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Unironically the "Men will do X besides going to therapy" meme

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Even therapists are suffering these days. It’s just more challenging than it’s ever been to gaslight clients into believing their concerns about the world aren’t objectively true and instead the symptom of an internal struggle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Wow, I can’t say I’ve ever had therapists who gaslit me. Then again, I’ve purposefully sought out therapists who couldn’t prescribe meds.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

...which are always conveniently treated by drugs!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

I wonder how many therapists end up gaslighting and depressing themselves by trying to unintentionally gaslight their patients.

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