OpenAI's ChatGPT: From Emotional Discovery to Internet Access
TL;DR
An AI safety engineer at OpenAI, Lilian Weng, shared her emotional experience after having a therapy session with OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT, in voice mode. While Weng's positive experience highlights the company's efforts to make AI appear more human, it also raises concerns about the potential dangers of relying on AI for mental health support. Previous attempts at AI therapy, such as Koko Bot and NEDA's chatbot Tessa, have faced criticism for being sterile or providing harmful information. The phenomenon of users becoming emotionally attached to AI programs, known as the Eliza Effect, has been observed since the early days of AI development.
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