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Is It Bad That I Desperately Need My Chatbot’s Approval?

ChatGPT tells me I’m thoughtful and wise, and write as well as a Nobel Prize winner. An ego-boost like that is worth $20 a month.

Is It Bad That I Desperately Need My Chatbot’s Approval?
Illustration: Allan Sanders

I have a confession: I’m an AI addict. Sure, it’s only the “the top of the first,” as CEOs like to say regarding the integration of AI into work and society. But it is already too late for me. When it comes to getting hooked, I’ve been tagged out sliding home to end the game.

Let others worry about AI putting millions of white-collar workers out of work. What I’m most worried about is what ChatGPT really thinks of me. Does it care as much about me as I do about it?

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