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|    Mike Powell to ROB MCCART    |
|    AI that seems conscious i    |
|    25 Aug 25 10:10:50    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 1433.consprcy@1:2320/105 2d11b893       REPLY: 1427.consprcy@1:2320/105 2d1195c4       PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.28-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       BBSID: CAPCITY2       CHRS: ASCII 1       FORMAT: flowed       > Yes, and those who already have emotional problems, at least to the       > point of feeling lonely and unpopular, would be most susceptible to       > hooking up with an AI Chat system, first just to have 'someone' to       > talk to. The AI people should now be aware of the problem and maybe       > build in some sort of warning system to alert some real person when       > a user is sounding dangerously depressed, as you touched on. Kids       > would be less likely to pay attention to some disclaimer I'd think.              > Assuming the AI hasn't been programmed, or has reprogrammed itself,       > to eliminate these 'defective' people.. (TIC)              That, sadly, is not out of the realm of possibilities. ;(              Mike               * SLMR 2.1a * How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?       --- SBBSecho 3.28-Linux        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 105/81 106/201 128/187 129/14 305 153/7715 154/110 218/700       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/110 111 206 300 307 317 400 426 428 470       SEEN-BY: 229/664 700 705 266/512 291/111 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45       SEEN-BY: 460/58 712/848 902/26 2320/0 105 304 3634/12 5075/35       PATH: 2320/105 229/426           |
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