36
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

Obviously I'm not fully in the state to write a full post about this on account of texting 988. Regardless, I'm pretty sure it is AI on the other end. I have neither evidence nor doubt for this claim. But holy shit the thing on the other end feels cold and souless. I know eating disorder hotlines experimented with AI briefly but I didn't know 988 implemented that as well. I know I'm one of the more pro-LLM users on here because I see it as Exel for natural language input but holy shit we live in hell. I'll try to prove it later.

top 6 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old

Also they hung up on me (via text) agony-mescaline

[-] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

jesus-christ What the hell. Why would anyone in charge of anything think any of this was an acceptable decision.

[-] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

Suicide text line responding "thats a great idea! Lets make a plan!"

I hope you're okay comrade, can you reach out to any family or friends? I know personally it's easier to open up through text while i sit nonverbally and sulk, but often hearing someone I trust (or even a stranger) tell me "its going to be okay, you won't always feel like this" is helpful

i've had a couple of rough weeks recently where I've been unable to stop crying, and I've found podcasts to be really good distraction

be kind to yourself

[-] RION@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

The nonprofit I work at has an AI that checks on program alumni, but there's also a real human overseeing it

[-] piccolo@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Any chance you could post an (anonymized) sample of the writing style? think have a pretty good vibes-based intuition about what's Al. Also, yea (just as the state of the world)

[-] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

Honestly, that coldness was something I experienced long before ai. Not saying that you're necessarily wrong, but when I called an LGBT crisis hotline as a teenager, 10 years ago, I felt very much like a number being pushed through a machine, rather than a person who needed help

this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2025
36 points (100.0% liked)

Chapotraphouse

14179 readers
658 users here now

Banned? DM Wmill to appeal.

No anti-nautilism posts. See: Eco-fascism Primer

Slop posts go in c/slop. Don't post low-hanging fruit here.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS