HANK GREEN WARNS AI USAGE IS DAMAGING HIS HEALTH
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YouTuber Hank Green publicly acknowledged his AI usage has become unhealthy, citing excessive dopamine hits from interacting with large language models as problematic for both his wellbeing and society.
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