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The people who consent to being subjected to the LLMs aren't the only people impacted. If they were, a cost vs benefit analysis makes more sense.

LLM driven delusion is driving people to harass others, even commit murder... and, less cosmically, gum up communities, online forums, and open source projects with gonzo conspiracy laden abuse.



Yeah. I don't want to defend it too hard either. I ultimately canceled my ChatGPT subscription due to the introduction of 4o.

4o was the most famous driver of this kind of behaviour, I think. Other LLMs now have better guardrails.

But looking at the relevant reddit, I can't deny it has helped people function who couldn't otherwise.

It's the same with religion. Some creepy people, you're really glad they've at least <Found Christ>. It's a good thing Christ doesn't have a plug.




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