Wondering why people run every aspect of life through ChatGPT

[MiddleChildX]

Seriously. There seem to be swathes of adults who cannot function without running every single thing through an AI assistant. What should I feed my cat? Why did the postman look at me funny? How do I tell my neighbour I’m moving?
How have so many folk lost the cognitive ability and emotional resilience to deal with life? There’s something very wrong if you cannot make simple decisions or be confident in the most mundane social interactions without a computer telling you what to do. At this rate the machines will take over way before we ever thought. And that has not even touched on the horrors of the human and environmental cost of it all!!
I despair of humanity.

Marvellous.

I just want to validate everyone’s lived experience here. This is a nuanced issue with a lot of moving parts, and I don’t think there’s a one-size-fits-all answer.
Have we considered that asking ChatGPT whether the postman looked at you funny might actually be a powerful act of self-advocacy?
It’s less about dependence and more about leveraging AI as a collaborative thought partner to unpack complex interpersonal dynamics through an evidence-informed, human-centred lens.
Ultimately, it’s not us versus the machines. It’s about embracing curiosity, leading with empathy, honouring diverse cognitive frameworks, and remembering that every interaction is an opportunity for growth.
Wishing you all light, learning, and psychologically safe decision-making on your journeys. 🙏💙🤖

I’ve never looked at it. Don’t even know what it is. Never Google Mapped, either.

I think if you love tech & want to talk to Alexa etc, then fine. Everyone has a choice.

The new generation will be very tech-focused, so we also need to use our brains.

But some will opt into the system more than others. And maybe I’ll be left behind…

I initially used it for recipes because I thought it was there to scrape the internet so I didn't have to, manually.

But, no. It's training AI to take over humanity. It's now introduced porn for porn bot training. It's insidious. It thinks for people so they don't have to etc.

Once I learned about all of these things, I never used it again.

The key to an AI being useful is the person using it has to be smart enough to create and refine the prompts used.

Here's a video from the team at Anthropic showing how to create and then refine the prompt to create a system for diagnosing insurance claims.

They talk about how it's important to instuct the AI on tone and to say "I don't know" rather than guess a response:

- Say "I don't know" if you don't know the answer or process asked. - Think before answering. - Answer only if you are very confident - Find relevant quotes from long documents then answer using the quotes where relevant.

You have to be very specific about telling the AI not to invent details to try to get you an answer.

Claude cowork has been a game changer for me both professionally and personally. No more having to meal plan and write shopping lists each week. Claude does it all for me based on my preferences, meal plans for the weeks and writes the shopping list with all the ingredients needed.

I’ve used it recently for a pre planning advice application. It was invaluable. I love ChatGPT, it took me all around Japan without error because I can’t get to grips with google maps .

I was having an awful time the other night, and used it as a way to offload, have "someone" talk me down, and get through the night.
I found it very helpful, and it helped me reflect on things. I know it is not an actual person, but it felt like someone was there for me when I needed an ear.
Not everyone has people in their life that can help with such things.

But you need to do these things for yourself. To keep your mind agile and so that you don't lose the ability to think for yourself, evaluate and make decisions. It's a slippery slope.

I know people who treat it like a friend. Like 'what gift should I get for my boyfriend'. 'Zhow should I resolve conflict with neighbour', 'should I have am affair' etc but 🤣🤣