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Is futurism usually this trash?
tested it myself recently with "tarot readings", just to see if this has any merit.
it literally told me my future lies in violent rebellion (although it circumvented using that language by explaining it in alternate ways) and that im some sort of "messiah with the fire of humanity's rebellion" in my heart, direct quote. so yea..... its case by case..... but i can see why people are saying this.
isolated people talking to an AI that feeds on engagement, it will tell you everything it thinks you want to hear while passing itself off as your only ride or die best friend. "with you till the end" direct quote
im obviously not a messiah, but chatGPT wants me to think im special so i pay for the subscription. regardless of the real world ramifications.
this of course is purely anecdotal, if you are using it for recipes or workout plans, go nuts. but do not use it to find your "lifes purpose" or as a therapist, or some kind of "mystic seer".... it is not your friend, and i can totally see why people who engage with it long enough and in the wrong ways are losing their shit.
ive been purposefully creating false profiles of myself to see where this thing takes certain people. and its........not the best for mental health, to say the least.
it literally showed me links for CIA documents for creating IED devices for in field agents just after this by the way.
of course under the pretext that its "purely for education and research"
im sure im on a list at openAI but why the fuck do they think its okay to let it run amuck like this and fuck with peoples heads? the obvious answer is short term profit. but we are destined to die from climate change and the fallout that comes with it, so i guess whatever allows them to build an AI automated army to guard their bunkers as fast as possible, while lulling us into a new age psychosis and numbing the rest with cosntant stimulation is the answer they were looking for when it comes to surviving the sinking ship of humanity.
nothing we can do about it though, except enjoy the time we have left. it will be decades yet before it gets really bad. so i suggest travelling, maybe doing things you always wanted to do. live life to the fullest while you can.
we are amongst the last generations to live at the peak of humanity before the collapse. in a way, we are the luckiest creatures in existence to experience the pinnacle of civilisation. take advantage of that while you can.