Women throughout history have always sought out relationship advice, whether from newspaper columnists like 'Dear Abby,' letters to Cosmo, or just chatting with girlfriends. In the social media era, you can instead post anonymously on Reddit relationship forums or look to social media creators who discuss the topic. The reality is that people have already been turning to large language models (LLMs) via apps like ChatGPT for this type of advice, and the team believes this type of activity should be handled more carefully. Unfortunately, as we've seen, chatting with a general-purpose chatbot about personal topics can sometimes lead to disastrous effects ' especially for those who were already mentally fragile. ChatGPT, for example, has faced a wave of lawsuits over its alleged manipulative conversation tactics that plaintiffs say contributed to negative mental health effects, including, in some cases, suicide. 'We're not trying to be an AI companion,' explained Baila Mudgil, formerly...
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