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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

That time the lady and I made a Christmas photo with Uncle Jeff using a frame I helped her make with one of her remote morale booster events for her work and left it out to see if anyone noticed 😅 Censored for her privacy 🫡

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

What you're seeing is a combination of people who think they critically think at a much higher level than they actually are, and then overgeneralizing the expected Dunning-Kruger effect into AI doom for everyone. It's first and foremost overconfident arrogance to avoid a humbling shame.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"I want to emphasize once again that critical thinking is directly related to how and why we use AI. Do you have that capacity? If so, Al becomes not a vampire feeding on your psyche or a means of escapism, but a tool for solving real problems." sergeykleftzov.medium.com/if-youre-sma...

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If You’re Smart, AI Will Make You Think More, Not Less — Here’s the Proof From 3 Years of Using It

…and if you’re not, you have nothing to worry about.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Having the worst day/night I've had in over 7 years, so if you're having a hard time, too, feel free to listen along with me. I've got these on repeat: music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Thanks, @k4rlos.bsky.social, for being exactly an example of how both sides of nearly everything is very much a part of the bigger problems we face and why any progress that's achieved is done so at a crawl and largely due to bias-led coincidence rather than competence.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This is why r/therapyGPT is the #1 AI-enabled self-help sub on Reddit. Our new more expansive and better organized "Start Here" pinned post and everything it covers, from safety to strategies. www.reddit.com/r/therapyGPT...

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

1. Only dating one type of person from now on. Trying to figure a way to get this "burn the haystack down" into my dating profiles 🤣 2. They were added to the HSCM as its official first step from a tool I made to understand real and fictional people at a deeper level. 3. Let's get back to the roots.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Producing the first edition of an ebook/audiobook I had been thinking about for a VERY long time. With my direction and refinements, it's mostly written by the Humble Self-Concept Method GPT (hence calling myself a "Producer" instead of author), but the 2nd Edition will be handwritten.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Thanks, Aaron Altman, for being one of the many therapists who come to r/therapyGPT with justified skepticism, fairmindedness, and a willingness to be pleasantly surprised. aaronaltmantherapy.com?page_id=489

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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

John Oliver's recent episode on AI Chatbots missed the mark for me. There’s a growing group of people using chatbots as a form of first-aid for mental health support. Their stories deserve a place in the conversation too. My latest piece in Techdirt: www.techdirt.com/2026/05/18/w...

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We Need A More Serious Discussion About Suicide And AI Chatbots

As someone who thinks a lot about AI and suicide, I was disappointed with John Oliver’s recent episode of Last Week Tonight on “AI Chatbots.” The segment boiled down to this: chatbots exploit vulne…

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 18/05/2026

I'm sure this one will be controversial, but @jmiers230.bsky.social has been deeply researching the issue of suicide and AI chatbots and makes a compelling argument that the discussion on it is (perhaps dangerously) wrong.

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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The wave of chatbot-suicide litigation is pushing some companies to reject users who express distress. “if i suddenly got my account disabled while being in a spiral or crisis, this could just be the thing to push me to an irreversible action” www.reddit.com/r/therapyGPT...

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From the therapyGPT community on Reddit: Interesting Policy… (cw)

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I put together the strongest argument for LLMs having "intellectual access consciousness" I could after consolidating my developing understanding together and stress testing into something with premises to cover every counter-argument that's out there. Explainer & Argument: 👉 x.com/i/status/205...

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Alex Gopoian on X: "An Explainer: "Are some AIs already some form of conscious?" https://t.co/8FIJnrZfyP" / X

An Explainer: "Are some AIs already some form of conscious?" https://t.co/8FIJnrZfyP

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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

He then goes on to suggest that chatbots should just throw the 988 number at any sign of crisis. If his team did their research, they would know that 988 isn't the best resource for every situation and that flashing it at the wrong time can actually worsen crisis.

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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Oliver seemed more in favor of option 2: exit the marketplace. That will result in two things: (1) the millions of people who are currently using chatbots for support (many of which have prevented suicides) will lose access to these tools. And (2) OpenAI and Google will continue to dominate.

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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

That was especially disappointing given that John Oliver had a prior episode all about the challenges of content moderation. He knows just how difficult this problem is. Content moderation challenges are just as real for chatbots as they are in the social media context.

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 27/04/2026

Having helped fact check a couple of past John Oliver shows I know how thorough his team can be. But last night's show was a disappointment, missing a lot of very important nuances regarding suicide

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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

And by doing so, it detracts from the growing research that shows that technology plays a crucial role in *preventing* suicide. And it further distracts from the risk factors that actually do contribute to suicide, all of which are societal problems we need to address.

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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I'm sorry but you don't get to make sweeping allegations about chatbots causing suicide and then wrap it all up in a bow by flashing the 988 number at the end. That's not how you responsibly talk about suicide or any of these cases.

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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I've received a few replies about how the segment wasn't meant to be about suicide (so they didn't need to get the nuance right). Suicide isn't a throwaway topic though. That's my point. If they didn't have the time to do the subject justice, they should have saved it for its own segment.

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Berserker Coach @berserkercoach.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

sure, makes sense, I guess, taken on its face, but counterpoint: maybe as a society we should try much harder to take some of the TRILLIONS being spent on AI and spend it on making life better for people so they don't need therapists, and also on training and paying more human therapists

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Sorry to say this, but it was 100% his psychology, he didn't have enough consistent healthy self-skepticism, & what caused him to refuse to listen to reason was the same psychological issues we see with those who take loyalty to their own reasoning above intellectual integrity. Not an "ideal" user.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The only way toward revealing potential and reaching for the progress it allows is not to have a balanced view for the sake of touting yourself as having a balanced view, but to have as many variables to consider (& reconsider) as they're observed. This is exactly the means to a more balanced view.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Free ebook (v1.0): Therapist-Guided AI Reflection Prompts: safe, bounded ChatGPT workflows for between-session processing + session prep. Built for therapists; useful for coaches & individuals. Free to share/download. Feedback welcome 😅 Access Here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Therapist-Guided AI Reflection Prompts by Alexander Gopoian 2025

Therapist-Guided AI Reflection Prompts A Between-Session Guide for Session Prep, Integration, and Safer Self-Reflection An applied resource developed in conversation with the community at r/therapyGP...

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

The Humble Self-Concept Method GPT meets or exceeds all of the test prompts Stanford used for their AI in Mental Health study, the cautions the American Psychological Association put out in their AI Wellness App health advisory, and even stronger test prompt scripts! www.reddit.com/r/HumblyUs/c...

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From the HumblyUs community on Reddit: The Humble Self-Concept Method GPT addressing the American Psychological Association's concerns regarding it, as an AI, being used safely to support people with ...

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Since my last post I've become the main active mod on r/therapyGPT (20k+ users) where we discuss how AI can be used safely for guided emotional support, self-reflection, and personal growth and we help newcomers use AI more safely than the otherwise would be. reddit.com/r/therapyGPT

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

I published my first theoretical preprint paper 🙃 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Just published my latest article, what's at the heart of the Humble Self-Concept Method, and the keystone variable I discovered that was missing when trying to solve for maximizing open-mindedness and mitigating the harms of closedmindedness. If we all used this, it would change the world.

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A Logical Proof of Your Unconditional Worth

The hidden-button test that shows you already have non-negotiable value , and how to stitch that fact into everyday life.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I've consolidated all of my know-how into one single AI, including now "Our Deep Thought," a tool for slowing down thinking so that the questions we think we want answered can be asked with as much nuance as the answers deserve. AI Therapy + Cognitive Development + Psychological Exploration = ❤️

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Ran a Gemini Pro + o3 Deep Research on 7 AI Therapeutic Support chats for the same hypothetical user, scenario, and very closely used the same prompts, and ahead of the "top 5 most well known/credible" & one in beta testing, the Humble Self-Concept Method (GPT) came out on top! x.com/HumblyAlex/s...

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Latest article exposing the misconceptions regarding the "teen mental health crisis," its handling, how the desire to use AI chatbots as therapists is the non-age-dependent evolution of a problem that existed before phones, and how it's led to dangerous AI use: humblyalex.medium.com/the-teen-ai-...

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The Teen & AI Mental-Health Crises Aren’t What You Think

How Both Reveal a Deeper Human Blind Spot We’d Rather Not Talk About

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

People get "dumber" on average because most people are in the bottom 2 of 6 stages of critical thinking development. AI accelerates the trajectory you're on between either settling on low critical thinking skill or never settling your entire life. Have to be a high enough level to mitigate it.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Been very active on X documenting how busy I've been and what I'm working on. Between my (4o) Image Prompt writing system, the Humble Self-Concept Method and its GPT, and eventually the interactive X account, "HumbleGrok," who will be able to get mentioned into convos... it's a lot 😅

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Someone wasn't understanding where I was coming from, so I referenced my first Medium article. While reading it I noticed an unwitted bit of hypocrisy many on the left are committing w/ their unproductive online arguing/posting relative to "AI is bad for the environment" hatred.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

When it comes to effective good faith, it takes enough practice to make it second nature when calm. Then is the challenge of practicing it in an emotionally flooded/aroused state. It's very hard, but doable. Stoicism can't prevent flooding on its own. youtu.be/0xS68sl2D70?...

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Veritasium: What Everyone Gets Wrong About AI and Learning – Derek Muller Explains

YouTube video by Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

My primary and I have been going through a lot lately and I had come to talk in a more survival mindset than a conducive one, and before we took a break before talking again she said, "You're all about good faith. I need you to be here in good faith." Embrace the wakeup calls.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

The Humble Self-Concept Method now has 10 steps covering Self-Discovery -> Self-Transformation -> Self‑Transcendence. Here's a simulated Step 1 if it were done by Trump & Harris. The answers shouldn't be surprising. We need more of one type of person, and less of the other.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

You don't have to be an atheist in a foxhole to get caught praying as one.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

ADHD is often described as giving a person an "interest based nervous system." I'd argue that in the world where everything we think, say, & do is our path of least resistance, ADHDers simply have more opportunities to avoid/rationalize away behavior changing pain points. Hardwired fight or flight.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I've started using my X account again, but mainly to criticize the powers that be, which is very fitting over there. Here, I will keep all of my more positive and less controversial anecdotes and work. Much of it gets wasted over there... too many incompatible deaf ears and all.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Self-compassion isn't as simple as "take control of the situation and do what has to be done." That foregos understanding why you really deserve to do what's best for yourself. If you're doing it for validation via conditional standards, pride derived from it is conditional and easily threatened.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

*Spoiler Warning: The best dialogue at the end of Captain America: Brave New World* Falcon: I’m sorry I screwed up. Captain America: Screwed up? Get out of here. F: I did. You never messed up like I have. You never got shot out of the sky and nosedived into the Indian Ocean. You’re always on point.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

In so many words, what I'm all about.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

The worst thing my father told me (on repeat) growing up was, "Stop feeling sorry for yourself." What he failed to understand was that if you don't allow sympathy for yourself, you can't allow yourself all of the self-compassion you need. I really hope he figures it out someday.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The war over the future is one between those with and those without empathy. Those with and without intellectual humility. Those with an ever increasing secure sense of self and those who have to perpetually lie to themselves in order to feel secure. Tides will turn.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I'm meeting up w/ a new friend tonight who I've been talking with for a few months. One thing she's jokingly said a couple of times is that I would make a great cult leader. While I jokingly agree, I think what it really signals is a newly tapped into charisma I've always longed for. I'll take it.

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Alex Gopoian @humblyalex.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

One benefit of being truly open-minded in a world that doesn't know what it means nor takes to be so is that you can fairly entertain any idea without biases nor covert manipulation of your rational intelligence. Con: Those who do not have this trait will resent you & deny their resentment for it.

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