From 624c12c7692d7f3408863e07d7f16732d58f8a0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Omkar P Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:18:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add Mental Health subsection, fix markdown in toc (#1338) ### Description of Changes This PR update adds an article to Why Not LLMs?, under Health and Safety > Mental Health (new subsection). Also fixes a markdown typo in Why Not LLMs? table of contents. Preview: https://codeberg.org/ethical-foss/open-slopware/src/commit/ca7cfc1a3aae16367342c34fd39e1d37c483311b/why_not_llms.md#mental-health Reviewed-on: https://codeberg.org/ethical-foss/open-slopware/pulls/1338 Reviewed-by: Ethical FOSS admin --- why_not_llms.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/why_not_llms.md b/why_not_llms.md index 3c094e52..fab33d5d 100644 --- a/why_not_llms.md +++ b/why_not_llms.md @@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ * [Deskilling](#deskilling) * [Infosec risks](#infosec-risks) * [Health and Safety](#health-and-safety) - * [Draining the power of cities][#draining-the-power-of-cities] + * [Draining the power of cities](#draining-the-power-of-cities) * [Ties to the War Industrial Complex](#ties-to-the-war-industrial-complex) * [Effects on Policing](#effects-on-policing) * [Maintainer Fatigue](#maintainer-fatigue) + * [Mental Health](#mental-health) * [Effect on Hardware Prices](#effect-on-hardware-prices) ## Legal Ramifications @@ -170,6 +171,12 @@ Having to deal with the onslaught of many LLM written pull requests and issues, * [An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me (matplotlib)](http://archive.today/2026.02.19-045842/https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me/) * [AI/LLM Usage Becoming A "Denial of Service Attack" On Open-Source Project Maintainers](https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-DoS-Attack-Maintainers) +### Mental Health + +Rapid rise of AI/LLM systems has sparked new concerns regarding their psychological impact on users. While these tools offer unprecedented access to information and companionship, a growing body of evidence suggests they may also induce or exacerbate mental health symptoms. Here are some articles around this topic: + +* [AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice](https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/03/ai-advice-sycophantic-models-research) + ## Effect on Hardware Prices The demand for construction and outfitting of new data-centers to host AI/LLM compute capacity has overwhelmed global supply and production of multiple hardware components. Memory, Storage, and GPUs have seen massive increases in price for both consumer and enterprise models upward of 400% in some cases.