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>>Jimmc4+(OP)
It is easy to point to loopy theories around superalignment, p(doom), etc. But you don't have to be hopped up on sci-fi to oppose something like GPT-4o. Low-latency response time is fine. The faking of emotions and overt references to Her (along with the suspiciously-timed relaxation of pornographic generations) are not fine. I suspect Altman/Brockman/Murati intended for this thing to be dangerous for mentally unwell users, using the exact same logic as tobacco companies.

>>nickle+491
One could also say that therapists prey on lonely people who pay them to talk to them and seem like they’re genuinely interested in them, when the therapist wouldn’t bother having a connection with these people once they stop paying. Which I suppose is true from a certain point of view. But from another point of view, sometimes people feel like they don’t have close friends or family to talk to and need something, even if it’s not a genuine love or friendship.

>>bnralt+Dg1
Therapists are educated and trained to help alleviate mental-health issues, and their licenses can be revoked for malpractice. Their livelihood partially depends on ethics and honest effort.

None of those safeguards are in place for AI companies.

>>smt88+5k1
And most of them suck. Imagine if you bought a class of hardware that needed to be swapped constantly, has no QC and dubious reviews, with many "works on my machine" comments saying it worked for them. Little did they know it just reported it was fine and was also broken for them.

The liability for a bad therapist or psychologist is very low, I have never heard of them getting revoked for being bad therapists. If if was true then bad therapists wouldn't exist. I would not be surprised if they ceased to exist in the near future with AI being consistent, and much better quality.