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We don't even have a hard test to determine people's age for adult websites, but you want one for a chatbot?

I'm curious if it has to do with the major blow Alzheimers research took when it was discovered that a big chunk of our understanding was based on fabricated data.

https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/alzheimers-research-fraudulent-data/

Oh, fair point. I thought you meant about communicating with AI in general.

It doesn't necesssarily result in lower BMI, it's just common along with the trait.

That is exactly what I have in mind.

I am not sure I am thinking about the situation of no support, more like sometimes it is good for a teenager to have advice from a trusted adult in addition / complement to the advice from parents, teachers, and friends, all of them having specific bias. It may not be huge distress situations, but more like getting advice on the daily frustrations and fears of teenage life.

Now, why not therapists ? Let's talk straight here: if you can afford it, that is very nice probably.

I am not sure how a teenager would perceive it though. Here in France, there is stigma associated to going to see a therapist / psychiatric doctor, especially for young people (like not being able to manage your own mental health). I think this stigma is unfair as many people have indeed problems and later in their life get mood-altering drugs (I think we are world champions in France for that).

Also, this would be a significant expense that would need to be arbitrated against other activities (sport...), holidays, saving from the studies...

AI should have a hard test to determine what age the person is before they use it to avoid any issues for the generation that uses it. (How, I have a small idea as a how too but until someone listens there is no point)

>I think people in the future might assign a value to a human-made work higher than than that of an AI work which will be nearly free.

Hopefully at some point in the future humans will move beyond market economics so the whole question would be irrelevant.

> substantial benefit in the survival and reproductive success

Well. I somehow thought it does, success in what society values means more sex and more children.

I've watched Idiocracy, btw and know some studies show educated westerners tend to have less kids. So it (increasing of trait prevalence) is not definitive, I asked for arguing, which you did. Thanks a lot!

You saw the chart on the side about how autosomal dominance works? Two parents, one of which has the trait, will churn out kids, half of which have the trait. So if 2% have it now, unless this confers a substantial benefit in the survival and reproductive success, that percentage will likely stay the same for generations to come.

Also, the Notable People on your wikipedia link includes Donald Trump, who notably, does not have a lower body mass index than average. But his short sleep schedule is potentially less natural than chemical.

It is valid point. Still I don't think situation is as bad as depicted in Idiocracy movie.

Evolution doesn't work like it used to for us. If the obese individual still reproduces as much as the person with this mutation does, there's no evolutionary advantage.

The thing with therapist support for teens is that it requires the teen to have to go to their parents and ask to be taken to a therapist (not to mention the cost of the therapist). A teen having an AI bot trained on things therapists do/say and techniques they use could give teens an outlet for issues that they benefit from simply venting or talking out, but aren't serious enough to have to go through all the steps and vulnerability/exposing yourself needed when it comes to asking parents to take you to a therapist.

I would call mine al give him archy bunkers voice and use him as a reference tool.

A couple years ago I got a new manager. She did the rounds, getting to know people, doing it right. When my turn came, she asked me what I wanted from my career (besides a paycheck). I said I wanted a job I was in no rush to retire from.

UBI would make life less stressful, but I'm either keeping my job or finding one that's even better.

The pandemic showed us that a lot of work is essential, but not a lot of it has pay that reflects that.

Pay menial but necessary labour at a rate that recognizes its value.

Tried this for fun. The issue I ran into was it would respond really well to me and ask very good questions back to continue the conversation. But it never added its. Own anecdotes and stories to make it feel like you were talking with a real person. When i tried to force it to add its own it responded saying it was just an ai and wasn’t human. Took about 5 back and forth s for me to feel this. But I’m also not a teenager.

Lol sure man doubt away. Feel free to enlighten me then Im interested in exactly what you think your expertise is

You do understand how chatgpt works right? Its a statistical machine only. Its not reasoning about what the meaning of words it chooses

That is certainly not what your opinion is.

I seriously doubt it.

A well educated opinion from someone who understands what chatgpt is actually doing and what it isnt

Im a software engineer and I work on systems that integrate NNs my guy, Im pretty certain I understand how they work better than you do lol