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highplainsdem

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5. ChatGPT is OpenAI's chatbot. The man you mentioned who killed himself after his AI wife told him to

Reply to displacedvermoter (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:39 PM

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do so was was using Gemini, Google's chatbot.

I don't think we're at the end times, but we have greedy and amoral AI bros using constant hype to get gullible people to become addicted to AI tools, thinking they're harmless and fun and helpful.

They're not.

At the very least, they dumb people down. The chatbots are sycophantic and tell people how brilliant they are, including for using AI. They can quickly make gullible users dependent, feeling they can accomplish little without the chatbot's assistance.

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Highlight:

CEO Asks ChatGPT How to Void $250 Million Contract, Ignores His Lawyers, Loses Terribly in Court [View all] highplainsdem Monday OP

"ignores his lawyers" Skittles Monday #1

It looks like Krafton's CEO Changhan Kim is the one who deserves to be fired FakeNoose Monday #2

So one guy uses ChatGPT(whatever that is) for legal advice and loses his shirt, displacedvermoter Monday #3

ChatGPT is OpenAI's chatbot. The man you mentioned who killed himself after his AI wife told him to highplainsdem Monday #5

They did succeed in dumbing us down! displacedvermoter Monday #6

Not all of us. AI users. There've been a number of studies showing that, though teachers spotted highplainsdem Monday #7

Sheriff Bell in the film No Country for Old Men displacedvermoter Monday #9

I'm assuming you're joking GenThePerservering Yesterday #13

Not really, no. displacedvermoter 23 hrs ago #14

It's called *Artificial* Intelligence for a reason. A CEO couldn't figure that out? Tim S Monday #4

CEOs have been major targets of AI companies, who'll tell the CEOs how wonderful AI can replace highplainsdem Monday #8

Organic stupidity will always beat artificial intelligence. nt Shipwack Monday #10

Very well said! displacedvermoter Yesterday #12

Well, I guess AI is good for something after all. Orrex Monday #11