People Are Taking Massive Doses of Psychedelic Drugs and Using AI as a Tripsitter
Artificial intelligence, already trippy enough, has taken on a new role for some users: one of a psychedelic "trip-sitter" who guides them through their hallucinogenic journeys. As the MIT Tech Review reports, digitally-oriented drug-takers are using everything from regular old ChatGPT to bespoke chatbots with names like"TripSitAI" or, cringely, "The Shaman" — a continuation of a troubling trend where people who can't access real therapy are using AI as a substitute. In April of this year, the Harvard Business Review reported that one of the leading uses of AI is for therapy. It's not hard to see why: insurance companies have routinely […]
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