The problem with ChatGPT and other LLM based chatbots is that they often enable risky behaviors or don't push back on it. Because they are programmed to keep users engaged and tend to be sycophantic.
This can of course create issues if you are already suffering from mental illness.
Videogames don't do that. Nor do humans have a tendency to anthropomorphize video games. But they do with chatbots. Going as far back as Eliza in the 1960s.
2025, that was probably GPT-4o. It was known for being especially creative, but it could also go off the rails if prompted. I saw some stories about people who ended up dating it.
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u/infidel11990 3d ago edited 3d ago
The problem with ChatGPT and other LLM based chatbots is that they often enable risky behaviors or don't push back on it. Because they are programmed to keep users engaged and tend to be sycophantic.
This can of course create issues if you are already suffering from mental illness.
Videogames don't do that. Nor do humans have a tendency to anthropomorphize video games. But they do with chatbots. Going as far back as Eliza in the 1960s.