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Contrarian opinion. OpenAI gets a lot of hate these days, but on this subject it's quite possible that ChatGPT helped a lot of people choose a less drastic pat

by jeswin 1y ago

Contrarian opinion. OpenAI gets a lot of hate these days, but on this subject it's quite possible that ChatGPT helped a lot of people choose a less drastic path. There could have been unfortunate incidents, but the number of people who were convinced to not take extreme steps would have been of a few orders of magnitude more (guessing). I use it to help improve mental health, and with good prompting skills it's not bad. YMMV. OpenAI and others deserve credit here.

ml-anon 1y ago
Amazing based on 0 evidence whatsoever “it’s passable that…” Also incredible how you framed improving your mental health as a consequence of a (pseudo) technical skill set. Yeah this isn’t how any of this works and you’re deluding yourself.
- jeswin 1y ago
  > Yeah this isn’t how any of this works and you’re deluding yourself. I am not offended (at all). But you're dismissing my (continued) positive experience with "You're deluding yourself". How do you know? It'd be a lot more unfair to people who benefit more than I do, and I can totally imagine that being not a small set of people. > Also incredible how you framed improving your mental health as a consequence of a (pseudo) technical skill set. It's not incredible at all. If you're lost in a jungle with predators, a marksman might reach for their gun. A runner might just rely on running. I am just using skills I'm good at.
  - ml-anon 1y ago
    This is a spectacular example of Dunning Kruger
theturtlemoves 1y ago
I agree with you in the sense that I find it helpful for personal topics. I found it very helpful to figure out how to deal with some difficult personal situation I was in. The thing actually helped me reassess the situation when I asked it to provide alternative viewpoints. You can't just blindly type in your problem though, you still have to do the actual thinking yourself. Good prompting skills is the ability to steer with your mind. It's no different from using Google, where some people never figured out that you're actually typing in the solution you expect to find rather than the question you have. It's the same with these tools it seems
elpocko 1y ago
"ChatGPT saved me from years of suicidal thoughts in DAYS": https://old.reddit.com/r/traumatoolbox/comments/1kdx3aw/chatgpt_saved_me_from_years_of_suicidal_thoughts/ https://old.reddit.com/r/traumatoolbox/comments/1kdx3aw/chat...

by jeswin 1y ago

ml-anon 1y ago

Amazing based on 0 evidence whatsoever “it’s passable that…” Also incredible how you framed improving your mental health as a consequence of a (pseudo) technical skill set. Yeah this isn’t how any of this works and you’re deluding yourself.

jeswin 1y ago
> Yeah this isn’t how any of this works and you’re deluding yourself. I am not offended (at all). But you're dismissing my (continued) positive experience with "You're deluding yourself". How do you know? It'd be a lot more unfair to people who benefit more than I do, and I can totally imagine that being not a small set of people. > Also incredible how you framed improving your mental health as a consequence of a (pseudo) technical skill set. It's not incredible at all. If you're lost in a jungle with predators, a marksman might reach for their gun. A runner might just rely on running. I am just using skills I'm good at.
- ml-anon 1y ago
  This is a spectacular example of Dunning Kruger

theturtlemoves 1y ago

I agree with you in the sense that I find it helpful for personal topics. I found it very helpful to figure out how to deal with some difficult personal situation I was in. The thing actually helped me reassess the situation when I asked it to provide alternative viewpoints. You can't just blindly type in your problem though, you still have to do the actual thinking yourself. Good prompting skills is the ability to steer with your mind. It's no different from using Google, where some people never figured out that you're actually typing in the solution you expect to find rather than the question you have. It's the same with these tools it seems

elpocko 1y ago

"ChatGPT saved me from years of suicidal thoughts in DAYS": https://old.reddit.com/r/traumatoolbox/comments/1kdx3aw/chatgpt_saved_me_from_years_of_suicidal_thoughts/ https://old.reddit.com/r/traumatoolbox/comments/1kdx3aw/chat...