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13. I am not an AI fan on any level. I would also like to understand who walked him through the

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 01:41 PM

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preliminary results? Appears to be the point of origin of his anxiety. Leading him to seek unsafe clarity from the bot, and wow, at the speed it seems to have caught hold of his senses.

Horrifying.

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The ChatGPT Symptom Spiral: Be careful asking chatbots about your health. (Sage Lazarro, The Atlantic, 4/6) [View all] highplainsdem Wednesday OP

It is beyond me why anyone would use ai. SheltieLover Wednesday #1

Because it's very handy for aggregating information for you AZJonnie Wednesday #4

I know too much about its flaws to trust it even for that. And it's too unethical a tool - I won't give any highplainsdem Wednesday #6

If you don't use it, and you focus entirely on reading articles complaining about AI mistakes and problems AZJonnie Thursday #12

Wow, are you wrong on this: highplainsdem Thursday #14

Same here, Sheltie. highplainsdem Wednesday #5

lol why do this when reddit and WebMD ("you definitely have cancer") are right there? WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #2

But asking a chatbot seems so much easier... highplainsdem Wednesday #7

Existing websites are already enough to keep any hypochondriac worried. Ocelot II Wednesday #3

AI is a delusion machine as well as a plagiarism machine. highplainsdem Wednesday #9

My experience with ChatGPT Boo1 Wednesday #8

It can do either. See this thread about a study showing ChatGPT Health giving "unbelievably dangerous" advice. highplainsdem Wednesday #10

Kick dalton99a Wednesday #11

I am not an AI fan on any level. I would also like to understand who walked him through the Passages Thursday #13