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When your wife asks ChatGPT instead of you

A husband reflects on his wife’s growing reliance on artificial intelligence

Letter of the Day
Letter of the Day

Sir, – I would not regard myself as a jealous husband. In all our years of marriage, I have never been tempted to inspect my wife’s phone or inquire too closely into her private correspondence.

However, I must confess to a new and unfamiliar unease. My wife now appears to be in regular consultation with ChatGPT. It is referred to frequently, spoken of with a certain respect, and relied upon for advice on matters where once I might have been considered adequate.

I find myself wondering what exactly is being discussed. Is it offering superior counsel? Does it listen without interrupting? Does it, perhaps, never forget what was asked of it?

It is an odd state of affairs when one’s rival is not another man but an algorithm.

I remain untroubled – at least for now – but I cannot help feeling that if it begins to remember important dates, I may have grounds for concern. – Yours, etc,

ENDA CULLEN,

Armagh.