I sometimes ask ChatGPT for advice. It has been trained up with so many webpages it sometimes comes out with very perceptive answers. I know it is better to ask mumsnetters than it is to ask a computer programme!
I was offended by someone who overreacted to something I said. I wanted to know if I was rude or if they were rude, so I ran the scenario past ChatGPT.
ChatGPT urged empathy towards the other person and said that I should be very understanding because they might have anxieties and problems that I don’t know about.
Of course, ChatGPT makes a valid point. But I think it risks encouraging users to be doormats who always bend over backwards to understand all other human beings. I have noticed that ChatGPT gives this kind of advice a lot.
Am I being unreasonable to think that software should NOT encourage empathy and open communication as it could put people in dangerous situations?