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   RM>> 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.   
      
   RM>> Assuming the AI hasn't been programmed, or has reprogrammed itself,   
     >> to eliminate these 'defective' people..  (TIC)   
      
   MP>That, sadly, is not out of the realm of possibilities.  ;(   
      
   I think people are giving AI more credit than it deserves these days.   
   We watched too many Terminator movies growing up..   B)   
      
   An AI might encourage negative thinking, but likely only because it   
   has been programmed to encourage whatever the person chatting with   
   it is saying. A user is more likely to come back again to use a   
   system that thinks like they do and agrees with them. Likely a lot   
   of people are there because they don't get that from 'real' people,   
   which may indicate that whatever they are thinking is not quite   
   in the popular norm..   
      
   Other stories about an AI reprogramming itself to have more time   
   to complete a project it's been given is again still likely linked   
   to it wanting to please its 'masters'. I don't think we have to   
   worry about AI planning world domination and eliminating us yet.   
      
   If this message disappears, I may have to rethink that..   B)   
      
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