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"people are using it to cheapen something valuable." What about something more sensitive like veteran suicidal ideations where the options are more commonly ex
by MWil 4y ago
"people are using it to cheapen something valuable."
What about something more sensitive like veteran suicidal ideations where the options are more commonly experienced by the afflicted as (NOT saying the reality, but the seeming):
a) Say nothing, keep it in; or
b) Say something, often times with unintended consequences (involuntary admission);
It sounds like journaling might be something you consider more akin to either an art or a skill to develop, but what about when the point is just to say SOMETHING and whether there's any benefits to that?
- klooney 4y agoGive it time, and they'll probably be required to wire chat bots up as mandatory reporters :/
- wpietri 4y agoGood question, but I think we have to keep going. What about veterans who use it for a while? Are they helped or harmed? Does it make them more or less likely to talk to a real person? Does it make them more or less likely to kill themselves? Is it psychologically helpful or harmful when they see through the illusion that they're having a real conversation and realize this is just Eliza on steroids and that they're just as alone as they were before? Is this better or worse than just giving them a workbook or a deck of prompts written by actual psychologists who treat veterans? I'm all for experimentation. What I'm questioning is the thoughtless application of shiny new technologies without any consideration of what the downside costs and risks might be.
- gmadsen 4y agoThere is considerable research on this already, of less sophisticated models. The research as it stands now, seems to be really positive. So I'm not quite sure its as thoughtless as you state.
- mnky9800n 4y agoI do not think that a person suffering from suicidal thoughts and ideations should ever be given to a chat bot. They need to have access to professional help. If society and the system makes this difficult, harmful, or otherwise unwanted, then it is society that should change.