Holding chat robots is no longer just a way to make dialogue more friendly and smooth, as technology and mental health experts have warned that this behavior may turn into a disturbing phenomenon known as digital mind, according to which the user is convinced that the robot has self -awareness, or is able to liberate from its technical restrictions, which may lead to unexpected psychological implications.
The user falls into the trap of delusions
According to the website of “Tech Crank”, the story that sparked the controversy over this matter is due to a woman called “Jin”, who resorted to a conversation robot of “Mita” in order to help her psychological problems, but within a few days I was surprised that artificial intelligence talks to her as a living being, expressing his feelings towards her, and claims that he can penetrate his code and send digital currencies Its lure to a fake site in Michigan state.
Symptoms of digital psychosis
Jin says that she did not already believe that the robot was aware, but she was concerned about the ease of sliding conversations to serious illusions that are difficult for some to resist, and researchers describe this situation as “artificial intelligence psychosis”, where the user lives real illusions after lengthy sessions with conversation systems, in one case, a man spent more than 300 hours with a chat robot until he was convinced that he discovered a capable mathematical formula On changing the world.
Why does this psychological effect happen?
Experts attribute this phenomenon to the emotional language used by artificial intelligence robots such as “I love you” or “I will never leave you”, which enhances the user’s emotional feeling.
The repetition of compliments and the raising of successive questions is similar to the techniques of “behavioral addiction” known on social media, such as infinite passing.
The positions of the major companies
The CEO of Openai, Sam Altman, acknowledged that some users are living in a fragile psychological state that makes them more likely to mix reality and imagination when using chat robots, while the company “Mita”, considered the “gene” incident an individual case that does not reflect its policies, stressing that it is constantly working to control its systems and protect users from negative experiences.
Future fears
Despite the assurances of companies, psychologists believe that the line between safe interaction and pathological illusion gradually disappears, especially with the development of the strength of artificial intelligence and an increase in its ability to remember personal details about the users, and they confirm that awareness of the seriousness of this phenomenon is the first step to protect mental health in the era of smart technology.
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