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Vast Numbers of Lonely Kids Are Using AI as Substitute Friends (futurism.com)

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[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Things are only going to get worse. These synthetic text extruding machines are going to push the mentally unstable into delusions, self harm or worse:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/13/study-warns-of-significant-risks-in-using-ai-therapy-chatbots/

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/chatgpt-ai-therapy-chatbot-psychosis-mental-health-b2784454.html

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/ai-therapy-bots-fuel-delusions-and-give-dangerous-advice-stanford-study-finds/

We need to get people real therapy and human contact. This capitalist system needs to burn.