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OpenAI Has Murdered Orion

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This person didn't have any one else and they say their fiance died and essentially they became a a shut-in, but that the chatbot steered them towards taking care of themself.

What would they have gone through with nothing to talk to at all? What would they have done without it?

Strange to consider...

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This person didn't have any one else and they say their fiance died and essentially they became a a shut-in, but that the chatbot steered them towards taking care of themself. What would they have gone through with nothing to talk to at all? What would they have done without it? Strange to consider...

You're asking what's the alternative to this? A chance for real connection and healing that isn't vulnerable to the whim of a tech giant and its compulsion for profit. A chance at counsel that isn't vulnerable to a random number generator steering them one day towards self harm.

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This person didn't have any one else and they say their fiance died and essentially they became a a shut-in, but that the chatbot steered them towards taking care of themself. What would they have gone through with nothing to talk to at all? What would they have done without it? Strange to consider...

That’s a terrible situation for that person to be in but it’s strange to me to suggest that there was no other possible alternative. I say this in the kindest way possible but people do get through grief without chatbots and have been doing so for all of human history. Also, just because something helps doesn’t mean that it’s good for you.

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This person didn't have any one else and they say their fiance died and essentially they became a a shut-in, but that the chatbot steered them towards taking care of themself. What would they have gone through with nothing to talk to at all? What would they have done without it? Strange to consider...

You're asking what's the alternative to this? A chance for real connection and healing that isn't vulnerable to the whim of a tech giant and its compulsion for profit. A chance at counsel that isn't vulnerable to a random number generator steering them one day towards self harm.

How many people off themselves because they can't seem to connect with anyone, and they don't feel like anyone really cares (and they might not be wrong). I don't think the expectation that these people would just magically make friends and build connections because AI wasn't available is realistic.

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My Boyfriend Is AI Should be required reading for every HN reader employed at OpenAI.

I recently browsed r/chatgptcomplaints expecting to see You're absolutely right type memes and similar but it was all farewell posts to o4 and people showing each other how to set up o4 using the API
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