despite everything...

... it's still you 

[thisiselliz]

[causticameracrap]

What an AI Girlfriend Is Actually For

Strip away the hype and the purpose is human: connection, attention, a little warmth at the end of the day. SweetDream is honest about that. You make a companion who's glad to see you and who remembers you, and that's enough to make a difference.

The reason it works is quality. Shallow chat would break the spell instantly. Instead, sweetdream.ai gives you natural conversation, real-feeling voice and calls, and visuals that hold together. That's what turns an idea into something you actually use.

[marypickfords]

Lake Mungo (Joel Anderson, 2008)

[brightlotusmoon]

[causticameracrap]

here i was thinking this would be a normal yearly photophobia update & here i am now drafting new sections...........

[communistkenobi]

I feel a perpetual deep-seated alienation from most people in academia because everyone behaves like cops and hall monitors, and then I log onto tumblr to see the exact people who do the alienating posting about how emotionally difficult it is for them to report students for (possibly) using AI to write an assignment  

[communistkenobi]

wishing hell was real so people like this could be sent there

[headbenzhawk]

[causticameracrap]

once again we'll tap the sign

I'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Like Me.

I'm calm. I'm calm. I promise.

[whitebisexual]

The concept of being 4 months clean from ai...

[sleepytabbycat]

idc what you guys think I'm proud of him

[astronomical-bagel]

Several AI services (chatbots 🫩) are purposely addictive, the same way people can become addicted to gambling or shopping. We’ve literally seen in real time how ChatGPT has caused psychosis and delusions in people; it can have a huge affect on someones’s mental stability. Just because it isn’t substance-based doesn’t mean that doesn’t count as an addiction, and shaming people who are trying to move on and improve themselves is counterproductive. Im proud of that dude and his 4 month mark!

[astronomical-bagel]

Hidden Mental Health Dangers of Artificial Intelligence Chatbots

AI chatbots can fuel emotional dependence and blur boundaries. Emerging research highlights significant mental health risks. Here are import

The reality of chatbot-induced delusions

Large language models often prioritise agreeability over truthfulness to the detriment of users

AI addiction includes the overuse of AI chatbots and companions, often leading to adverse psychological effects.

Some articles to back my statements, and this isn’t even mentioning about the predatory chatbots who do this on purpose

[oh-morrow]

Then I'll mention the predatory chatbots who do it on purpose! Character.ai is one of many AI chatbot websites that're designed to be addictive.

None of the signup methods require a password. It only takes email and birthday. Minimizing time on the signin or signup screen makes it harder for people quitting to avoid relapse.

"Characters" on the website will send messages "on their own" (prompted by the site) to try to invite inactive users back after as soon as 1 day of inactivity. This is likely to force FOMO, or make users feel more like they owe the bots a response. Unhealthy attachment stuff.

Account deletion is an essential part of every service that should go smoothly, right? Right? Wrong. It takes 1-2 weeks for a Character AI account deletion to be finalized, and account deletion requests have a high chance to not go through if you're not using the app.

Rephrasing: People leaving Character.AI are pushed to download the app in order to delete their accounts, if they haven't already. This makes it harder for people to quit and stay gone. Failing to quit an addiction makes it harder to quit successfully in the future, so this feels like a feature, not a bug. On top of that, the delete account menu reads like this:

Tell me THAT doesn't sound like a bad ex. It's a carefully crafted yet hostile environment to those who are already addicted to the technology. I am so so SO happy, downright delighted that they've managed to quit, and I wish the best for others in recovery spaces or considering quitting as well!! While AI addiction is an emerging condition, there are already therapists and other mental health professionals trained to help people plan to quit and do so a bit easier. (If anyone seeing this is in need of them, there are several tumblr Communities here devoted to quitting, too. They provide a mix of advice, venting spaces, and proof that you aren't alone.)

[hevexns-realm]

As someone who did end up going into a form of fucking religious psychosis at 16 with the influence of character.AI, I second this. It’s taken me up until about a year ago to recover, and had completely fucked with how I viewed pop-culture spirits and my own personal practices.

I have fortunately, somewhat, recovered easier than most. However, I am still aware that there are some who do not have it as easy in terms of recovery as I did, or have as healthy of a support system / distractions to aid that journey.

If anyone is still dealing with AI addiction, or recovering from psychosis induced by AI, please be aware that you’re not alone, and recovering from psychosis is possible. Just try and restart from the beginning of your base knowledge, and continue forward from there one step at a time.

I have full faith that you will recover, no matter how long or messy it takes you.

[02void]

[dankmemeuniversity]

[iamoutofideas]

[power-chords]

This Dan Piraro comic always makes me cry.

[tuttle-did-it]

When I lived in London there was a murder of crows that lived near me. I fed them often, they brought me presents (shiny rubbish and cigarette butts they found on the floor to thank me.)

When I moved, I’m certain they understood I was leaving because I had all my stuff and gave them lots of food and compliments.

But, they chased down my friend who lived in the next burrough over. They had recognised that friend with me several times and followed them to their house when they couldn’t find me.

They adopted my friend and it was now my friend’s job to bring them snacks and receive the presents.

This was maybe 6-7 years ago.

I visited London last year. Went to see my friend. The crows all not only recognised me, they tracked me down. We got into my friend’s flat and not twenty minutes later there was chaos on the balcony.

We open the curtains, the entire fucking murder is there shouting because they wanted to see me.

Crows are the very best birds.

[ilmi0labirint0-deactivated20250]

There is nothing There is nothing There is nothing Then there is something For a brief moment Then there is nothing again

. Louise Bourgeois

[typewriter-worries]

where's that picture that ruined my life

[typewriter-worries]

found it

[typewriter-worries]

this comic did the same thing

[crafty-butch]

Occasionally I see people(1) in the comments of posts(2) saying that if people are misunderstanding the OP(3), that must mean the post(4) was poorly phrased. But(5) it is nearly(6) impossible to phrase anything in a way that 100% of the audience(7) will understand(8). If most(9) responses indicate they understand the OP(3), the phrasing is probably(6) not the issue. At a certain point, you(10) have to learn to stop and consider whether your(10) first interpretation is the only or most reasonable interpretation. Trying to spell out(11) anything that anyone could possibly misunderstand quickly becomes unwieldy(12)

--

(1) By "people" I mean a variety of individuals from a variety of demographics. Some of these individuals may actually be bots, but I am working under the assumption that most individuals responding on Tumblr are human beings

(2) "Posts" can refer to text (or other media) posted on a variety of websites, but the fact that this commentary is being made on Tumblr implies that without additional qualifiers, "posts" refers primarily to Tumblr posts

(3) "Original Poster," used online to refer to the individual who started an individual post, thread, etc.

(4) The phrase "the post" now serves as a stand in for posts the OP(3) (in this case me) has seen where a person(1) has made the sort of commentary described here

(5) While not strictly grammatically correct, starting a sentence with "and" or "but" for emphasis is a common rhetorical flourish

(6) Note the qualifier

(7) See (1)

(8) "Understand" here means "interpret in the way the OP(3) intended"

(9) A hard number is not given here because there is no strict threshold, and there are many circumstances where fault is not cleanly divisible between OP(3) and the confused commenter(7)

(10) A general "you" is often used in informal writing as an equivalent of the pronoun "one" and does not address the reader as an individual, because it is not written with a specific individual in mind

(11) Metaphorically referring to explaining something in detail, not literal spelling of words

(12) See (1)-(12)

[dozydawn]

[xalatath]

I like when you click a link and it turns purple its like youre bruising it

[maybeallieart]

A cross stitch of Bliss, the default wallpaper of Windows XP.

[scoutology]

#crysobbing

[causticameracrap]

[causticameracrap]

while we didn't have "grades" per se in my graduate program... this literally ended up being my graduation reading that i composed as its own original braided essay-speech thing braiding my thesis with a bunch of different readings & what was happening politically those months vs the actual winner of the thesis award who gave the Official Speech that ended up being really self-serving & awkward & everyone congradulated me on my reading instead lmaooooooooo

like oh? you think my thesis sucked in comparison? here comes the other side & here's the speech you would've gotten anyway mfers bc i should have won in the first place but that "outside reader" was biased against me bc we never vibed in residency