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nosmelc t1_jbywy2y wrote

Reply to comment by Surur in ChatGPT or similar AI as a confidant for teenagers by demauroy

Doing brain surgery and designing computer chips might actually be easier for an AI than being a confidant. A confidant needs to understand the real world and human emotions, which are extremely difficult for AI systems.

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Surur t1_jbyxqvr wrote

> A confidant needs to understand the real world and human emotions, which are extremely difficult for AI systems.

ChatGPT actually shows pretty good theory of mind. I think it just needs a lot more safety training via human feedback. There is a point where things are "good enough".

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nosmelc t1_jbz5ts2 wrote

>ChatGPT actually shows pretty good theory of mind.

Do you have a specific example of that I can try?

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