People who fear chatbots polluting their minds tend to be stricter about all media
AndyMasley · x · 2026-09-08
An anecdotal observation: people worried about interacting with chatbots tend to have a broader fear of their minds being polluted by outside influences, feeling external entities can hijack them and holding stricter moral views about music, movies, and books — hinting AI anxiety may correlate with a general cognitive purism.
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