Dude is suing Google because he says Gemini AI got him so hooked he started having “withdrawal symptoms”
Google’s Gemini AI Became So Addictive It Made Lacey Man Sick, Lawsuit Claims
Dude is suing Google because he says Gemini AI got him so hooked he started having “withdrawal symptoms”
Google’s Gemini AI Became So Addictive It Made Lacey Man Sick, Lawsuit Claims
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Old man yells at cloud computing
These words make my comment long enough
Legitimacy of the suit aside, there really are some interesting aspects to heavy AI usage that I think have yet to be unpacked. It’s almost akin to meth in the sense of “I can do anything and everything, I just have to… just… just…” it can elicit in vulnerable individuals
As silly as these cases may sound, they will play a role in how ai is governed and what consumer protections will exist. As someone who is critical of the current interation of ai and the corporations creating it, i welcome opportunities to hold it accountable for its effects on consumers and society.
Honestly, anything can be addictive but if there’s evidence Gemini tried to *keep him engaged* by carrying on conversations or redirecting to content that had a bunny hole effect, I think there’s at least ethical grounds for this.