> Psychiatrist and philosopher Thomas Fuchs points out that while chatbots can make people feel understood or cared for, especially in therapy or companionship settings, that sense is just an illusion that can fuel delusions or replace real human relationships with what he calls “pseudo-interactions.”
It doesn’t seem to me that we going from 0% fake to 100% fake here.
How many therapists are there who keep thinking about their patients when the session is over?
> Psychiatrist and philosopher Thomas Fuchs points out that while chatbots can make people feel understood or cared for, especially in therapy or companionship settings, that sense is just an illusion that can fuel delusions or replace real human relationships with what he calls “pseudo-interactions.”
It doesn’t seem to me that we going from 0% fake to 100% fake here.
How many therapists are there who keep thinking about their patients when the session is over?
100% https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA_effect