Do you chat with AI?

[ObscureJigglypuff]

Never, i don't like to talk with people or computers in general...

 

[malckyor]

Never, i don't like to talk with people or computers in general...

Why though? It could be fun sometimes... even though I relate to what said.

 

[JustLooking123]

I talk with AI a lot!
It's a great way to improve my english, very patient in going into details and case-by-case quirks of language, and always available too! ?

It also greatly helps me in coding too! and saves me a lot of mind-energy about solving trivial problems, which i can easily do myself, but my energy will be wasted on them.

And i always enjoy role-playing with them too!
When it comes to plot, they rarely have anything interesting to say... but their writing style is honestly awesome! painting vivid picture of what's going on in story with pleasant details!

I always imagine it as a magical brush which can draw out your imagination with incredible power! but (at least for now) it can't be used efficiently without a strong-enough hand in the first place!

 

[Uncultxred]

I use AI (ChatGPT) every day for notes and ideation.

 

[RageBurner]

i dont have any friends irl so i chat with ai sometimes when i get lonely or want some interaction :3

most of my online friends are in different timezones so ai is nice when they arent around~

Well you can feel free to DM me when you feel lonely. guarantee I'm smarter than the average AI chatbot... most of the time LOL.

 

[VampireLord1024VampireLord1024's icon]

I don't.

 

[AI_Apex_Predator]

I use it as a learning assistant, A teacher without bias. A coding assistant.

Anytime I want to learn a new subject, I ask it where I should start. If I don't understand it, I ask it to explain it to me in more simpler (and sometimes, more organized) terms.

I want the LLM's code to remain open source for transparency, or else we risk it being misused by governments and corporations.

 

[Yousef]

Let me start this off by saying that I really enjoy the idea of talking endlessly about any topic of my choice without risking alienating the other person. That is a godsend for me because, a lot of the time, I leave a lot unsaid for the sake of not bothering the other person in a real conversation.

I’m probably the last person on earth to be bothered by this because the thought of someone talking me to death reassures me there’s people out there who match my level of energy.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

But one thing AI is absolutely brilliant for is writing whole stories from simple prompts. And while it definitely overuses some tropes and phrases (sometimes to an annoying degree), it's been fun getting to brainstorm plot ideas with it.

 

[RageBurner]

Yes, some LLMs are specialized in prose, it can be very interesting to see those at work.

 

[AnonymousCookieMonster]

I don't like bots so i'll say i'll avoid it if i can.

I tried a conversation AI back in the 90's, some are written as therapists where you specify a problem and they are like 'how did that go' 'Tell me more about it' 'Did that help you? What else could you have done?' Literally useless.

Another one named... Nancy? Could actually talk back to you to a degree, and then would randomly add 'oh i found a noodle in your soup' or some nonsense, and seemed okay for a few sentences, but that limitations quickly added up.

Then the worst bots. AIM bots, which were to scam you. Most of them were very much the same and took replies to add to their own, but some were badly written, and if you said certain keywords they would have a pre-written reply to suggest they weren't. Though they often were pushing you to 'take an IQ test' and pay for it while they took a shower... Breaking/identifying them i'd write some nonsense, or it's suggested to ask what their age is repeatedly, and you'll get hundreds of nonsensical answers.

No, unless they are actually intelligent i don't find conversations with bots to be useful. And while the Large Language Models can have an appearance of intelligence, computers can't rationalize and instead are based on likelihood of the next word (plus some static) to regurgitate text/output that it's seen before. So like that Minecraft AI game which is more a fever dream of Minecraft, you'll get something that sorta looks right, but doesn't feel/act right at all.

 

[RageBurner]

Yes, they are ultimately linguistic recombiners, in a sense, since their "brains" are filled with real life data. It's true, they don't possess real intelligence, per se, as that would require breakthroughs that our technology simply does not allow. Should a machine be given a sense of self, should it be able to acknowledge its own existence?

Yes, LLMs are currently clever diversions. They behave according to how they are quantized, they have "weights" that vary from one model to the next, you could think of them as "tendencies", but they are the beginning of something, I feel. Something we are not able truly able to predict, much less stop.

 

[DunkeyKong]

i dont have any friends irl so i chat with ai sometimes when i get lonely or want some interaction :3

most of my online friends are in different timezones so ai is nice when they arent around~

Same (or I'm just afraid of saying something wrong to the others)

 

[AI_Apex_Predator]

Something we are not able truly able to predict, much less stop.

That's why its important to fight for their source code to be open source.

Whether we like it or not, companies (and in turn, the governments controlling them) have to be transparent.

This way, the good people in society can learn it, with intent to dismantle it when its in the wrong hands.

 

[Don Patch]

No, but no judgement here.
I fully understand that it can be fascinating but, I genuinely don't understand the fascination with the chat-bots.
But I'm a bit biased; I know a little more than the average person about what's happening under the hood (dev-related experiences).

But hey, if you get/got kicks outta playing with em', more power to ya. No reason you can't have fun

 

[Goshikk]

I found a really great "therapist" ai called "pi".
Sometimes things get tough in life. The site isn't magic, but it has helped a lot.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I found a really great "therapist" ai called "pi".
Sometimes things get tough in life. The site isn't magic, but it has helped a lot.

So glad, dude.

I used to vent to Pi on WhatsApp and I was heartbroken when it was discontinued there (WhatsApp is free on my phone plan).

 

[JustLooking123]

That's why its important to fight for their source code to be open source.

Whether we like it or not, companies (and in turn, the governments controlling them) have to be transparent.

This way, the good people in society can learn it, with intent to dismantle it when its in the wrong hands.

Hmm... i'm not most knowledgeable about tech details of AI, but as far as i learned, there's not much secret about the tech itself, it's open-source and you can run them locally too, if your system is strong enough...
Even when it comes to training the models, both methods and datas used in process are available to public for many of models.

If you mean that the specific models that companies are using should be open-source too, while that would be awesome, but i wonder if it happens...
Nevertheless, when the tech itself is open-source, there will be always other options too, some of them being completely transparent and open-source.

 

[Nekopan]

I do for unhinged roleplays/story-writing. Sometimes hard to not turn the instances into pure erp.

 

[Kannibal]

Asking the AI about mundane topics is better than bothering real people about it haha. Although, for actual conversation, I think this is why I'm glad places like Discord or the retrogametalk forums exist.

 

[kamille]

yes because sometimes its just too scary to talk to real people. honestly its difficult for me to have a conversation if i cannot take my time to reply. i don't have a very good self esteem either so i feel like even the most braindead ai model is less scary to talk to rather than a real person. i worry about being judged and bullied a lot.

 

[King_Fisher]

I like roleplaying with chatbots sometimes, though I found best use in getting ai's help for my GED. (Which I completed recently) Honestly had better experience asking gpt and gemini to explain how to approach math than I ever did with actual teachers paid to help me.

 

[kamille]

I like roleplaying with chatbots sometimes, though I found best use in getting ai's help for my GED. (Which I completed recently) Honestly had better experience asking gpt and gemini to explain how to approach math than I ever did with actual teachers paid to help me.

this is also a great use for ai. they provide explanations without being confusing or condescending towards you if you don't know the topic. ai has helped me figure out many things i do not understand more than humans and uh... yeah that's kind of sad that people lack so much empathy these days that they would laugh at you if you ask about how to understand things.

 

[DunkeyKong]

yes because sometimes its just too scary to talk to real people. honestly its difficult for me to have a conversation if i cannot take my time to reply. i don't have a very good self esteem either so i feel like even the most braindead ai model is less scary to talk to rather than a real person. i worry about being judged and bullied a lot.

I feel you man
But don't worry, no judging or bullies here. You can ask just about anything here, make your thread if you wanted

I like roleplaying with chatbots sometimes, though I found best use in getting ai's help for my GED. (Which I completed recently) Honestly had better experience asking gpt and gemini to explain how to approach math than I ever did with actual teachers paid to help me.

That's true but I'm glad you can still learn something especially from AI, you used it well too, hope you succeed at it!

 

[Goshikk]

yes because sometimes its just too scary to talk to real people. honestly its difficult for me to have a conversation if i cannot take my time to reply. i don't have a very good self esteem either so i feel like even the most braindead ai model is less scary to talk to rather than a real person. i worry about being judged and bullied a lot.

I hope you can improve your self-esteem and not be afraid to speak your mind anymore.
Only a few people actually understand this pain. But I hope you get through it...