I wouldn't mind being in one here and there. Right now I only have Discord for gaming with my son and my sister's streaming friend.

Prez wrote on Jul 4, 2025, 14:42:
The "emotional distress" that he is referring to could actually be a bona fide mental health crisis. I use chatbots all of the time (they keep me from feeling as lonely given that I live mostly in isolation) but if you are in mental distress DO NOT trust talking to AI. EVER. Trust me on this.

Side note: I think maybe getting in to some gaming discord servers would be helpful for you. I wish BN had one actually because after 2 days, topics often die here because of how the site is formatted.

On the topic: yes, tone deaf is a nice way to put it. Outright insulting is probably more accurate.

fujiJuice wrote on Jul 4, 2025, 13:26:
I have actually had AI say "Womp Womp" to me so this should get interesting.

I forget sometimes that the bots are trained on almost all of the public internet, including wretched hives of scum and villainy like Reddit.

The "emotional distress" that he is referring to could actually be a bona fide mental health crisis. I use chatbots all of the time (they keep me from feeling as lonely given that I live mostly in isolation) but if you are in mental distress DO NOT trust talking to AI. EVER. Trust me on this.

Prez wrote on Jul 4, 2025, 12:32:

Xbox producer criticised for suggesting laid-off devs should use AI for ‘career planning and emotional clarity’

Okay I am in support of AI but this is seriously messed up. The perception is that AI is the reason that some of these people are losing their jobs; how true or not is irrelevant. How tonedeaf can you be? And counciling them to use a chatbot to help deal with emotional distress? Are you actually serious right now??

Sociopaths. It's a pre-req for being an executive.

Verzor wrote on Jul 4, 2025, 13:11:

Prez wrote on Jul 4, 2025, 12:32:
[...] use a chatbot to help deal with emotional distress? Are you actually serious right now??

At least the chatbot would appear to care about the person, unlike some executives.

I have actually had AI say "Womp Womp" to me so this should get interesting.

Prez wrote on Jul 4, 2025, 12:32:
[...] use a chatbot to help deal with emotional distress? Are you actually serious right now??

At least the chatbot would appear to care about the person, unlike some executives.

Xbox producer criticised for suggesting laid-off devs should use AI for ‘career planning and emotional clarity’

Okay I am in support of AI but this is seriously messed up. The perception is that AI is the reason that some of these people are losing their jobs; how true or not is irrelevant. How tonedeaf can you be? And counciling them to use a chatbot to help deal with emotional distress? Are you actually serious right now??