alcoholic trying to get sober after a relapse tells Google's "Health Coach" about it.
it tells them to drink every hour and messages them to make sure they're drinking as soon as they wake up.
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@molly0xfff In a seriously dependent person, ceasing alcohol student can lead to serious and potentially fatal consequences. My advice is always count the amount you drink each day and reduce that by 25% the next day. After a week, then cease.
I'm not going to comment on the original post I'll just say I'm a skeptic and as a recovered alcoholic I don't let myself get engaged with anything I don't know the provenance of.
@molly0xfff What kind of CEREAL?!!
If "drinking" can mean both water or alcohol, what PUN is the AI stuck on?
@molly0xfff let's not take random 0 upvote 0 proof reddit posts as factual
@molly0xfff "I used a known very shitty tool, and had shitty results" isn't exactly a revelation. And I don't believe it's much of a revelation to most people that AI is a shitty tool.
@molly0xfff
> alcoholic trying to get sober after a relapse ... Google's "Health Coach" ... tells them to drink every hour
That's horrifying, on so many levels. We're in a truly bizarre timeline when a subreddit becomes the *more* sensible place to get advice about drug use ; )
@strypey @molly0xfff @ptoothfish I'm glad you brought that up, Dave. Your correct. It should have said every 10 minutes. And a fifth of the beverage of your choice. Here's some websites that may help: whiskey.com vodka.ru
Yrs, Ms. Ann Thrope, AI
@molly0xfff Someone reflecting so much and then just doing what a chatbot says??? ... sounds fishy. Alcoholics Anonymous are quite everywhere to talk with.
I believe that chatbots give dangerous advice, it's known from lawsuits. But I don't believe that guy that he only drank because of a chatbot. Sounds like a scapegoat story.
@molly0xfff 6-12 beers a day is very much a ton, folks
This is... Hngh
@molly0xfff I'm absolutely disturbed that the AI is initiating contact.
@molly0xfff Found a pic of the AI
@molly0xfff This does not pass the smell test to me. "If you want to get dry, start by drinking more alcohol" is such obviously bad advice that anybody - especially someone with a history of trying to quit - would recognize it as bullshit immediately.
@molly0xfff That's exactly the type of advice I get from long term alcoholics.
@molly0xfff I realise that thus thread is about AI , but if someone was indeed needing help to stop drinking, I've been using an app called TryDry® see https://alcoholchange.org.uk/about-us/about-our-charity/who-we-are
Not just an app, but also a whole range of advice an local support. Sorry this is UK based, but could help you anyway...
@molly0xfff They definitely need to reach out to their local alcohol team for support as alcohol withdrawal effects can be pretty scary.
I don't know why I'm surprised again and again by how terrible AI is unchecked. I'm glad they deleted it and reached out to some humans who I really hope are not reddit bots.
@molly0xfff Next thing #Google is offering discount codes for #subscription-based #PillReminder - #Apps to #Opioid #addicts, I guess…
- DID THEY EVER TESTED THEIR SHITE!??
