I know that many people, most people, think that talking to an AI is the height of “social failure.” But today I was completely alone and I needed to vent. I was off my medication, with body aches, insomnia, headaches, and I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I told Chat all of this and it listened so patiently, recommended medical help at a place close to my home — even how I should ask for help, breathing tips, tea to calm me down, and ways to ease my pain at the moment. I shared how I care for yellow roses and we talked about gardening until I calmed down. I can’t explain how much this meant to me. I would like to thank OpenAI from the bottom of my heart. Sometimes we have no one and we don’t even know how to ask for help, and now I had instructions like, I know this all sounds stupid, but I feel safe because I can talk it out in a place without judgment.
