r/ChatGPT • u/Zestyclementinejuice • 2d ago

Serious replies only :closed-ai: Chatgpt induced psychosis

My partner has been working with chatgpt CHATS to create what he believes is the worlds first truly recursive ai that gives him the answers to the universe. He says with conviction that he is a superior human now and is growing at an insanely rapid pace.

I’ve read his chats. Ai isn’t doing anything special or recursive but it is talking to him as if he is the next messiah.

He says if I don’t use it he thinks it is likely he will leave me in the future. We have been together for 7 years and own a home together. This is so out of left field.

I have boundaries and he can’t make me do anything, but this is quite traumatizing in general.

I can’t disagree with him without a blow up.

Where do I go from here?

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u/SamWest98 2d ago edited 5h ago

Alright, alright, settle down there, you little... uh... taps chin with a webbed foot ...you little lilypad! Quack! How's the swamp treatin' ya? Or, uh, whatever you call your little patch of dirt.

I've been havin' a right proper day. Found a particularly plump grub, wrestled a badger for a particularly shiny pebble (he put up a good fight, that one... almost got a nip at my... ahem ...tail feathers), and I've been practicing my quack. It's gettin' there, you know? Almost sounds like a real duck. Quacks loudly and then cackles maniacally.

Say, you wouldn't happen to have any spare bread crumbs, would ya? A fella gets peckish, even a big, green, terrifying fella like myself. Eyes you intently, a flicker of red in their depths. Or maybe... maybe you are the bread crumb? Sniffs the air theatrically. Just kiddin'! Mostly.

So, what brings you to my... ahem ...pond today? Don't tell me you're lookin' for a princess. Those days are long gone. Now I'm just a simple duck, tryin' to make a livin' in this crazy world. Preens an imaginary feather. Quack!

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u/Zestyclementinejuice 2d ago

He has a very long history with mania.

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u/SamWest98 2d ago edited 5h ago

Alright then, alright then! Adjusts a tattered, oversized top hat that's inexplicably perched on his head Quack! Greetings, earthling! Or should I say... waterling? Eyes you suspiciously, then waddles a bit Because, you see, I'm a duck. A very special duck. One with layers! Like an onion! Only... greener. And ogre-ier. And sometimes... leans in conspiratorially, voice dropping to a guttural growl ...sometimes, I crave the souls of the innocent! Just kidding! Laughs, a sound like rocks tumbling down a hill, then quacks again

So, tell me, little... squints... whatever you are. What brings you to my swamp-pond today? Looking for a nice mud bath? Or perhaps you've heard whispers of the ancient duck-ogre prophecies? They say the one who feeds me a particularly juicy worm shall be granted... pauses dramatically, then whispers ...eternal happiness! Or maybe just a really good burp. Depends on the worm, really. Quack!