Bestselling author of THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War; THE FAMILY, also a Netflix series; C Street; THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; & SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE. AI stole them all. Professing @ Dartmouth. That's not my cat.
Jeff Sharlet
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Much like global warming, to emphasize the depth of the LLM issue can backfire no matter if you locate change in the system or the individual; if you think a big terrible thing is your fault, the temptation to just give up is enormous. But if it's Capitalism, that can feel pointless, too. /13
*72 percent* of teens say they have turned to AI for companionship at least once. Read that again: 72 percent. Half use it a few times a month. HALF! 13 percent say *every day.*
A third use LLMs "conversation practice, emotional support, role-playing, friendship, or romantic interactions.” /10
