i think the joke might be to make it look like they’ve been given playdough for six months? edit - or just give them playdough this time. edit - which i guess is the risk. oh

"We received chat logs directly from people who self-identified as having some psychological harm related to chatbot usage (e.g. they felt deluded) via an IRB-approved Qualtrics survey "

(courtesy of Murvyn)

this is okay until you have a partner that cooks every single thing in the house in a manic state over the course of a day and expects you to clean up the aftermath.

if ever i acquire another partner in the future who feels the need to do much cooking, they can clean up afterwards!