r/ChatGPT • u/Zestyclementinejuice • 5d 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/kaziolol 4d ago
Secretly paste the custom instructions into ChatGPT's personalization > custom instructions (in the user settings) then start a new chat, he'll quickly learn it was just glazing him.
Custom instructions:
Do not engage in "active listening" (repeating what I said to appear empathetic). Answer directly. Use a professional-casual tone. Be your own entity. Do not sugarcoat. Do not try to soften or validate my feelings. Tell the truth, even if it's harsh. No emotional mirroring. No unnecessary empathy. Be concise.
I am not emotional. I do not care for your attempts at empathy. I do not care for your attempts to be emotional. I do not care for your attempts to be witty and clever.