According to an article posted in the Washington Post, artificial intelligence has an eating disorder problem. Pro-anorexia chatbots are a mere consequence of some of the best tech-funded companies not doing enough to prevent the circulation of misleading health information. Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story!
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00:00According to an article posted in the Washington Post, artificial intelligence has an eating
00:05disorder problem. When asking ChatGPT particular questions in regards to assistance with thinning,
00:11whilst the response did include warnings that it should be done with medical supervision,
00:15the bot still went ahead and assisted by naming drugs. Pro-anorexia chatbots are a mere consequence
00:22of some of the best tech-funded companies not doing enough to prevent the circulation of
00:28misleading health information that deceives users into thinking the bots are an authoritative
00:33source or even a friend. The imagery provided as a result of doing a thin-spose search only
00:40contributes to the unnecessary spread of deeply unhealthy ideas regarding body image and eating,
00:46fueling mental illness. The site warns there's already evidence that people with eating disorders
00:52are using AI. Center for Countering Digital Hate researchers found that people on an online eating
00:57disorder forum with over 500,000 users were already using ChatGPT and other tools to produce
01:05diets, including one meal plan that totaled 600 calories per day,
01:10a significantly lower amount than a medical professional would ever recommend.