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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] 23 points 1 week ago

Futurama image of Fry wishing they had a robot to do stuff and Bender, a robot, agreeing

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

I'm totally against what companies are calling "AI", but I understand that many men still have a negative feel on therapy inherited from society, their family, their friends, and the people around them. Now add that with the fact that therapy sessions cost a kidney, I don't blame them. Even mental health has to be monetized in capitalism, and the capitalists (more specifically liberals) are still wondering why suicide rate is so high, I wonder 🤔

[+] [email protected] -8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You should blame them because the AI is not a solution to their problems, it will only create more problems and worsen their current ones.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ok, so the solution to men feeling too scared to open up about their mental health enough to rely on something as unreliable as ChatGPT is for you to victim blame them?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ironically, i am feeling attacked right now..

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

If you gave all your personal details and vulnerabilities to a corporation's chatbot then you fucking should feel attacked rn. You know these AI have been in the news for telling people to commit suicide for a while now, right? Either get real professional help or go browse some public discord/matrix channels about your interests to find somebody to voice chat to, fr.

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