Me too. I was just telling someone today that AI has been instrumental in helping me work out problems, ask questions and receive guidance, etc. side note My friend is concerned about AI and it's impact on the environment, to which I say AI will be the reason big tech finally figures out a way to make energy free for all.. I'm a wishful thinker. If it wasn't for ai I wouldn't have found this website tonight, true story.

I hadn't heard of alexithymia prior to this, but I certainly do have trouble recognizing emotions in others and myself. While I do have aphantasia, I am also on the (high functioning side) of the autism scale, which I think might contribute more to my issues. I do think aphantasia is why I am partially face-blind. (I recognize faces with great difficulty.) I've been able to make great use of AI, but I'm a computer programmer and I find relating to computers and machinery is easier than with people, so that could be the reason. For me, AI is just another tool, which I use for research and investigation, as well as writing "first pass" algorithms, which I then carefully review and tweak. I treat AI as a capable assistant, who doesn't always listen carefully, and has an occasional malicious urge to sneak bugs into the code, which is why I always ask the AI for references (and verify them!) on anything important.

Me too. I was just telling someone today that AI has been instrumental in helping me work out problems, ask questions and receive guidance, etc. side note My friend is concerned about AI and it's impact on the environment, to which I say AI will be the reason big tech finally figures out a way to make energy free for all.. I'm a wishful thinker. If it wasn't for ai I wouldn't have found this website tonight, true story.

I hadn't heard of alexithymia prior to this, but I certainly do have trouble recognizing emotions in others and myself. While I do have aphantasia, I am also on the (high functioning side) of the autism scale, which I think might contribute more to my issues. I do think aphantasia is why I am partially face-blind. (I recognize faces with great difficulty.) I've been able to make great use of AI, but I'm a computer programmer and I find relating to computers and machinery is easier than with people, so that could be the reason. For me, AI is just another tool, which I use for research and investigation, as well as writing "first pass" algorithms, which I then carefully review and tweak. I treat AI as a capable assistant, who doesn't always listen carefully, and has an occasional malicious urge to sneak bugs into the code, which is why I always ask the AI for references (and verify them!) on anything important.