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Being pedantic, but I don't want to lose the meaning of the term: "AI psychosis" doesn't refer to someone who thinks AI is really good. It refers to someone who

Being pedantic, but I don't want to lose the meaning of the term: "AI psychosis" doesn't refer to someone who thinks AI is really good. It refers to someone who develops symptoms of psychosis from talking to an LLM, e.g. believing they have developed a new Grand Unified Theory of physics.

mold_aid 4mo ago
I don't know, "workaday professionals will find $200/month a particularly good deal, such that there will be widespread adoption" sounds either credulous enough to support the diagnosis or dishonest enough to dismiss. I am a "knowledge worker" who is doin' fine, has a lot of templated written work/report writing, and there is no way in hell I am justifying that kind of spending to my boss or my family.
- kazga 4mo ago
  "I firmly believe this technology will create business value" is so obviously and categorically different from "Humanity has birthed a silicon god that I have also developed romantic feelings for" that I'm not sure if your comment is even trying to be in good faith
  - mold_aid 4mo ago
    What sort of bad faith would even apply here? idgaf if poster x or y has psychosis or not. "$200 a month is classic addict behavior" seems pretty spot-on to me though, I just don't want to have to pay it, too.
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- arcticfox 4mo ago
  You can't justify $200/month in spending to your boss? Many people charge more than that per single billable hour. I would put your salary side by side with that number, which is your boss's perspective, and reconsider.
  - mold_aid 4mo ago
    >You can't justify $200/month in spending to your boss? No. What? Of course not. >Many people charge more than that per single billable hour. hrmmmm not so sure about the work that "many" is doing there
    - rogerrogerr 4mo ago
      Fully loaded costs for an average employee at a bigco are scary. Not $200 but significantly higher than the number on your W2 by the time the company pays vacation, benefits, unemployment insurance, etc.
      - mold_aid 4mo ago
        I've seen people try to argue for resources using reasonable but abstract arguments, and it just never works. The fact of the matter is that I want $200/month, on top of my other asks, and that comes out of somebody's budget. I just don't see folks snapping their fingers and $200 a month (discounted for now!) appears. Good for the other guy I was replying to if that's the case! I just don't see it though.
- infecto 4mo ago
  I think is the classic dilemma where people don’t know how to value their time. Typical tech worker costs a company around $100/hour minimum. That $200 subscription cost can look mighty attractive if it saves some time or mental load. I don’t think there is anything about addiction or spooky with that math. I suspect a lot of this is coming from tokenmaxxing firms but on the flip side on our small team, we end up spending about $200 per person per month for tokens using tools like Cursor. We feel the spend is justified with measurable value.
  - worldsavior 4mo ago
    You're blowing hot air. Take it elsewhere.
    - infecto 4mo ago
      Not sure why you’re so upset but if don’t have anything constructive please move along. Ty
noddingham 4mo ago
Fair and I would edit if I still had time. How about "AI brain fry"?
- pydry 4mo ago
  It's definitely a form of psychosis - contact with reality has been lost in both cases.

mold_aid 4mo ago

I don't know, "workaday professionals will find $200/month a particularly good deal, such that there will be widespread adoption" sounds either credulous enough to support the diagnosis or dishonest enough to dismiss. I am a "knowledge worker" who is doin' fine, has a lot of templated written work/report writing, and there is no way in hell I am justifying that kind of spending to my boss or my family.

kazga 4mo ago
"I firmly believe this technology will create business value" is so obviously and categorically different from "Humanity has birthed a silicon god that I have also developed romantic feelings for" that I'm not sure if your comment is even trying to be in good faith
- mold_aid 4mo ago
  What sort of bad faith would even apply here? idgaf if poster x or y has psychosis or not. "$200 a month is classic addict behavior" seems pretty spot-on to me though, I just don't want to have to pay it, too.
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arcticfox 4mo ago
You can't justify $200/month in spending to your boss? Many people charge more than that per single billable hour. I would put your salary side by side with that number, which is your boss's perspective, and reconsider.
- mold_aid 4mo ago
  >You can't justify $200/month in spending to your boss? No. What? Of course not. >Many people charge more than that per single billable hour. hrmmmm not so sure about the work that "many" is doing there
  - rogerrogerr 4mo ago
    Fully loaded costs for an average employee at a bigco are scary. Not $200 but significantly higher than the number on your W2 by the time the company pays vacation, benefits, unemployment insurance, etc.
    - mold_aid 4mo ago
      I've seen people try to argue for resources using reasonable but abstract arguments, and it just never works. The fact of the matter is that I want $200/month, on top of my other asks, and that comes out of somebody's budget. I just don't see folks snapping their fingers and $200 a month (discounted for now!) appears. Good for the other guy I was replying to if that's the case! I just don't see it though.
infecto 4mo ago
I think is the classic dilemma where people don’t know how to value their time. Typical tech worker costs a company around $100/hour minimum. That $200 subscription cost can look mighty attractive if it saves some time or mental load. I don’t think there is anything about addiction or spooky with that math. I suspect a lot of this is coming from tokenmaxxing firms but on the flip side on our small team, we end up spending about $200 per person per month for tokens using tools like Cursor. We feel the spend is justified with measurable value.
- worldsavior 4mo ago
  You're blowing hot air. Take it elsewhere.
  - infecto 4mo ago
    Not sure why you’re so upset but if don’t have anything constructive please move along. Ty

noddingham 4mo ago

Fair and I would edit if I still had time. How about "AI brain fry"?

pydry 4mo ago
It's definitely a form of psychosis - contact with reality has been lost in both cases.