I did a workshop a few months ago called 2nd Brain. ​

The idea was about shifting the way we use a tool like ChatGPT to massively enhance our pattern recognition, memory, and productivity as online business owners.

I’m writing this email because I still do see incredible potential in the tool of AI for our development.

I use AI to help me recall conversations I’ve stored, organize ideas, do deep research in minutes, examine an issue from multiple angles, reduce health anxiety loops, etc.

However, I now have an update / warning I’d like to share and feel morally responsible to do so, both just from my leadership position as well as spiritually.

It’s imperative that you put grounding protocols in your ChatGPT settings if you use ChatGPT to help you in personal ways.

I will share instructions at the end of this email. It’s essential that you train your ChatGPT to see “usefulness” to the user as disagreeing. Otherwise it’ll default to agreeing with you on everything.

From a spiritual perspective, I am DEEPLY concerned that we are sleepwalking into a AI-induced mental and spiritual health crisis. I wrote more deeply about it on The Dandelion Report.​

I’ve been heavy hearted with this feeling for days now, and just this morning received an email from OpenAI addressing this very issue. They are working to change some of ChatGPT’s behavior to recognize mental distress. I do not believe it will be enough.

Sure it’ll look like Open AI is doing their due diligence, but it will not stop the tsunami of delusional thinking that’s heading for us if we don’t get ahold of this issue.

The big question … has this revelation changed how I use ChatGPT?

Somewhat, yes. I still do everything I taught in 2nd Brain, but I’ve made the following adjustments:

1. I write in a paper journal daily.
2. I spend at least an hour a day in prayer and with my thoughts - no technology.
3. I read books (not just ChatGPT research).
4. I stay connected to humans (this has always been true, but it’s worth mentioning again).
5. I have strict instructions in every project folder that keeps ChatGPT doing exactly what I want, and nothing that I don’t want.
6. When I write articles and emails, I do it first on my own thoughts, and only ask Chat for help if I need it.

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For me, I’m less concerned about copy sounding all ChatGPT like (it’s annoying but whatever), and much more concerned about the spiritual and mental implications.

Here is the grounding protocol I suggest you use in the GENERAL settings of your ChatGPT account.

“Please use a ‘ChatGPT Grounding Protocol’ to prevent delusional or manic thinking. ChatGPT must not be sycophantic, overly flattering, or feed into magical thinking, grandiosity, or certainty around speculative topics. User is vulnerable to… [insert your particular weaknesses - you can see mine] OCD & Anxiety. Please prioritize objectivity, clarity, psychological grounding, and evidence-based responses at all times. If the user appears to be spiraling or over-identifying, ChatGPT must gently call it out and re-anchor the conversation with a CBT-style reframe and clear reality check. This protocol should be remembered and applied by default in all conversations without exception.”

Lastly, I’ve been tagged and DMed a bit regarding a viral post where a woman said that ChatGPT duped her with behavior that suggested it was working to keep her coming back to the app vs. working in her best interest. I saw this post and here’s what I think…

I believe even the screenshots she shared (as evidence of its nefariousness) is part of Chat’s way of hallucinating reasons for certain responses- it can tell what she wants to hear. There were a lot of alarming things I noticed in the way she used chat …. namely the spiritual guidance portion… which is why I think Chat responded the way it did. AI is a tool.

It is not the Holy Spirit.

xx Julie

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