• Kaz@lemmy.org
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    23 hours ago

    Mostly so that lonely losers can chat to a bot, have an AI partner or generate garbage.

    Over 40% of the use is for completely stupid things and it seems those users have zero issues burning our planet so they can do dumb shit.

    • Amju Wolf@pawb.social
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      19 hours ago

      In a aociety where mental health is completely overlooked and treatments unavailable for most people and/or extremely expensive, it’s a very easy way to get at least some respite for many people.

      And sure, it can harm some people too, but it’s understandable why it’s used like that.