Comment by hooverd

It's friction. It's easier to become addicted to gambling if you can gamble from your phone vs having to go to a casino or a bookie. It's easier to become addicted to drugs or alcohol if you're awash in drugs or alcohol. Prompting an LLM can mirror the same rush as gambling or gacha games. With ChatGPT, you have a "friend" who is never going to tell you to knock it off. "Psychosis" isn't an on/off switch.