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A profound relational revolution is underway, not orchestrated by tech developers but driven by users themselves. Many of the 400 million weekly users of ChatGPT are seeking more than just assistance with emails or information on food safety; they are looking for emotional support.

“Therapy and companionship” have emerged as two of the most frequent applications for generative AI globally, according to the Harvard Business Review. This trend marks a significant, unplanned pivot in how people interact with technology.

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[–] Guidy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The best therapist in the world can still end your career by causing your clearance to be revoked or rendering you unqualified for your unit’s mission.

(Suicide is a big problem in the military, I lost a buddy to it.)

The cheapest therapist in the world may still not be covered by your insurance. (And nothing you write in reply will alter that.)

They should work to make AI therapy better while keeping it totally anonymous. If it were really good it would be the number one use for running a local and disconnected and air gapped LLM: perfectly private therapy with no “we just use telemetry to improve our product” bullshit.

Then maybe a lot more men would seek help/talk about their thoughts and feelings.

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 1 points 17 hours ago

The best therapist in the world can still end your career by causing your clearance to be revoked or rendering you unqualified for your unit’s mission.

I'm not in the military but I've worked with ts/sci cleared folks at a tech company, and this sounds odd to me. Can you explain a little more here? What's an example of a problem that, if discussed in therapy, could result in revocation of a security clearance?

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They can’t make it better… you can’t have a relationship with an autocorrect