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   John Shirley (johnshirley2023@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 06:50:25 JST John Shirley

   Executive behind ChatGPT pushes for a new revolution: Psychedelics

   Sam Altman is behind a start-up that aims to tap into the promisepsychedelic drugs have shown and make them widely available. - WaPo

   "Dude, what drugs you doing when you decided to launch ChatGPT?"

   "Just microdoses."

   "They still can affect your judgment, bro. See, for us who're like oldtime users of shrooms n' acid n' shit man, we know you don't just toss the shit into your salads. Gotta be careful with that shit. Yo."

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 06:50:24 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     @JohnShirley2023 While it's good for a laugh, there is actually a LOT of serious medical science behind this path.

     I covered that in this post below.

     Case in point : I'm very close friends with a family who has a 30-year-old non-verbal Downes Syndrome son. There is actually a bit of research underway with him right now as to how this might bring him a little more into the world and the early tests look good. This allows something that was not previously possible.

     There is research into pathways for dealing with depression and other issues.

     *The research of novel treatment approaches for trauma and other mental health conditions through psychedelics may fundamentally change our understanding of these conditions, as well as the current treatment landscape.*

     *Distinguished Psychedelic Researcher, Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Rachel Yehuda, PhD, Joins Wesana Health
     Globenewswire, 31 August 2021*

     So sure, it's good for a chuckle I suppose, but don't discount the science.

     https://jimcarroll.com/2023/02/the-big-future-brain-science-and-the-acceleration-of-neurological-care/

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 06:50:33 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

     in reply to

     @JohnShirley2023 While it's good for a laugh, there is actually a LOT of serious medical science behind this path.

     I covered that in this post below.

     Case in point : I'm very close friends with a family who has a 30-year-old non-verbal Downes Syndrome son. There is actually a bit of research underway with him right now as to how this might bring him a little more into the world and the early tests look good. This allows something that was not previously possible.

     There is research into pathways for dealing with depression and other issues.

     *The research of novel treatment approaches for trauma and other mental health conditions through psychedelics may fundamentally change our understanding of these conditions, as well as the current treatment landscape.*

     *Distinguished Psychedelic Researcher, Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Rachel Yehuda, PhD, Joins Wesana Health
     Globenewswire, 31 August 2021*

     So sure, it's good for a chuckle I suppose, but don't discount the science.

     https://jimcarroll.com/2023/02/the-big-future-brain-science-and-the-acceleration-of-neurological-care/