It might be psychosis.
reply> Psychosis is the term for a collection of symptoms that happen when a person has trouble telling the difference between what’s real and what’s not[0]
For many seemingly intelligent, rational, competent humans AI has become a layer between them and reality that has absolutely sabotaged their ability to know what is real.
[0] https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/23012-psychos...
There probably are a non-zero number of people in the world who are afflicted with real-live AI psychosis.
replyFor everyone else, that term is being applied with disingenuous levels of incompetence.
It's a subtlety of context that distinguishes hyperbole from delusion...
replyIt's psychosis in the sense that it's a strong feeling at odds with reality.
replyAnd I wonder how many CEOs believe these LLMs are truly sentient and truly friendly and supportive.
Correct, it's addiction.
replyThe problem is, most of us are not psychologists and don't know enough to accurately diagnose somebody. But we can definitely see when someone is acting crazy.
replyI'm not sure that's a good term either, unless we're also saying that nail guns and microwaves are addictions.
replyIt's not. Believe it or not, words mean things.
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