> We ought to treat their output with significant detachment and objectivity, especially when it gives personal advice or offers support.

Eh, ChatGPT is inherently more trustworthy than average if simply because it will not leave, will not judge, it will not tire of you, has no ulterior motive, and if asked to check its work, has no ego.

Does it care about you more than most people? Yes, by simply being not interested in hurting you, not needing anything from you, and being willing to not go away.

Unless you had a really bad upbringing, "caring" about you is not simply not hurting you, not needing anything from you, or not leaving you

One of the important challenges of existence, IMHO, is the struggle to authentically connect to people... and to recover from rejection (from other peoples' rulers, which eventually shows you how to build your own ruler for yourself, since you are immeasurable!) Which LLM's can now undermine, apparently.

Similar to how gaming (which I happen to enjoy, btw... at a distance) hijacks your need for achievement/accomplishment.

But also similar to gaming which can work alongside actual real-life achievement, it can work OK as an adjunct/enhancement to existing sources of human authenticity.

You've illustrated my point pretty well. I hope you're able to stay personally detached enough from ChatGPT to keep engaging in real-life relationships in the years to come.