Not per se, but if you're using it as a substitute for human interaction (like most 'chatbot' style UIs want you to), then yes, absolutely.

The main problem is that talking to AI is like talking to a human without any of the thorny parts. It's only going to be nice and helpful and always available to you. Chatting with AI is to social interaction like candy is to a balanced diet. Sure it's more instantly gratifying but long-term it's really bad for you. You need the thorny parts to build important social skills like tactfulness and navigating conflict.

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epihelix 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> It's only going to be nice and helpful and always available to you.

You could always try "You are a thorny internet troll" as your system prompt instead. Works wonders.

> social skills like tactfulness and navigating conflict.

We're not still talking about social media, are we?

(I agree that substituting AI for human interaction is bonkers, btw. But I'm not sure social media helps, or doesn't also involve mostly AI interactions these days.)

	▲	muvlon 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Prompting the AI to be mean doesn't do shit. It doesn't change that your interaction with it is always consequence-free. It will never refuse to talk to you, and if it gets too mean you can just nuke it and start an new session. You don't have to build or retain any social skills.

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armchairhacker 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

True.

But that’s better than social media, which substitutes human interaction with chronically online weirdos. At least AI is smart and respectful.

	▲	jrm4 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Exactly. Interaction with healthy humans is, of course, better than interacting with AI. But I'd also guess that interacting with AI is better than unhealthy humans, esp those put in front of you by social media.