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[–] CTDummy@aussie.zone 42 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yeah these “stories” reek of blaming a failing -bordering on non-existent (in some areas)- mental health care apparatus on machines that predict text. You could get the desired results just googling “tallest bridges in x area”. That isn’t a story that generates clicks though.

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago

The issue is that there is a push to make these machines act as social partners and in some extremely misguided scenarios therapists