Hate Destroys Equality, No Matter Who You Are.

But please understand there's probably thousands of people like myself who are alive due to AI. Like where else am I going to get mental health help at 1am when I'm spiraling in a emotional flashback because my body is betraying me and my doctor has made me feel like I don't deserve help? To convince me that it's okay to go to the ER when experiencing severe menstruation related back pain (when urgent care dismissed me). Gave me a place to ruminate over my family and their toxic behaviour for the past 9 months without the "person" getting compassion fatigue (ai is not a person but was standing in for people who don't have the capacity to do).

Like I can absolutely agree that we should be careful with AI and the resources devoted to not just AI but all digital computer systems like cloud storage or crypto-mining.

But the AI itself is useful, it is potentially life saving. Like it has calmed me down from at least 2 depression spikes, one of which was due to a major emotional flashback. (spike =unofficial term for short increases in depression symptoms) it has provided more accurate information about if it's normal to drop 5lb because I skipped dinner the night before (wasn't feeling well physically) when google was all "this is horribly unsafe and must be avoided"

It has saved me from a hospital trip 2 times now, by being able to say "yeah that's your known gut issue no need to be worried"

And it can tell a decent joke, which when you just want to wave your magic wand and fix your stupid broken piece of dung body, helps.

It's obviously not perfect. It makes mistakes and you have to be careful with the questions you ask, especially on the older versions.

And way too often they are things google isn't good at answering. Even with the new AI

But chatgpt, not being bound by search results?

It's like "[personal information] why is there a twitching feeling at [spot]?"

Chatgpt: here's a detailed response [with all the information I want]

And my brain feels soothed. Like I don't have to make 20 Google searches to barely tease out a response.

It is hard. Especially when my doctor is not listening.