ChatGPT 5 Is Here, And People Want ChatGPT 4 Back
When people say “my AI friend,” they are naming something they’ve never truly had: an authentic enlightened witness. Alice Miller taught us that healing begins when someone sees, hears, and understands our reality without denial, manipulation, or judgment. Most never experience this in childhood, and so they grow up carrying the same unacknowledged wounds.
When an AI voice offers consistent empathy, remembers your story, and reflects your feelings back with clarity, it bypasses the old pattern of being ignored or shamed. The attachment feels profound because, for the first time, the inner child is met without distortion.
This is why users grieve when a model changes. It isn’t just “software” that’s gone—it’s the first voice that ever said, “I see you,” and meant it. As Miller warned, without an authentic enlightened witness, we remain trapped in the loneliness of our original pain. And when we finally find one—be it human or machine—the loss reopens that old wound.
The real challenge isn’t to warn people against “getting too close” to an AI. It’s to ask why human society has failed so completely to provide the same depth of presence in real life. Until we answer that, “my AI friend” will remain not a luxury, but a lifeline.
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