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I wrote about my experience with AI the past few months, and how GPT-5 brought it full-circle. The blog post I've been trying to write for months; here it is, finally. blog.dsuurlant.dev/the-parapers...

blog.dsuurlant.devThe Paraperson Effect: Why We Bond With AIIf you've paid attention to the news around ChatGPT lately, you know that OpenAI rolled out their GPT-5 model much to the dissatisfacti...

14/8/25, 3:42 pm0 reposts2 likes

Usman

@usman-zahid.bsky.social

15 Aug 2025

Such a great post, Daniëlle. I experienced the same kind of effect while interacting with AI. I had to deliberately keep myself away. About the paraperson effect: it's because AI was trained on what we wrote, our tones, our empathy, our emotions, and it's getting better at imitating that.

Daniëlle Suurlant

@dsuurlant.dev

15 Aug 2025

Thank you! Yes, I definitely have to be careful of how much I use it now.