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 A person will not find anything new in using AI so that this tool can influence his behavior … I will say obvious things. Everyone knows that it is wrong to kill, everyone knows that smoking is harmful to health, etc. But every day we know that this and that happen.
In the same way, I do not know what AI can do to stop a person from gambling addiction or drug addiction in time. I would even say that sometimes I come across information from AI that does not correspond to reality. Therefore, maybe I can trust a machine robot, but always under strict human control.

There are definitely patterns to look out for but wouldn't be forcing them as patterns in itself limit the possible actions people can do when tackling gambling? At the end of the day what addiction gets affected are humans, and I'm pretty sure there are a lot of possible unique instances for each addiction.

But anyway, highly doubt AI could help, at least at its current level. It's just not up to par yet not to mention there's probably a bunch of data that it can't actually properly manage, especially in the psychological and mental aspects. Otherwise, we wouldn't have people who specialize in those, we'd just use AI.

What it could do in the future remains to be seen though. At the end of the day the current level of AI we have right now just pulls data from somewhere. It doesn't exactly "think" imo.

To date, nothing. I use AI every day and it's only for consulting, it won't stop you when you get the urge to go into a binge. It can give you information but you could also have a lot of information before the AI.

It's not a question of information, it's that if you have a problem behaviour, you normally know that you don't have to do that and you know why you don't have to do that, but there comes a point when you compulsively behave in a way that is contrary to how you know you should behave. It is quite complex and an AI is of little use today, although it may be of use in the future.

The role of AI holds much promise in managing gaming stress, but how well this is going to be implemented and managed remains a question. On the positive side, AI sifts through large volumes of data in order to identify patterns of problem gambling. Allows quicker access: Real-time notifications and personalized support enable people to make more informed decisions and better manage their gambling experiences responsibly through chatbots. In particular, AI analysis of complex behavior may allow Ease strategies to cope with personal discrimination and illness and provide a valuable source of information and education with respect to our gambling addiction.

Unique Challenges and Concerns When personal data is collected and analyzed, there needs to be sensitive handling. This means secure processing should be done with consent from experts. Potential malpractices include intrusive monitoring and ineffective measures. must be duly addressed. Secondly, though AI can effectively deliver insights, it nonetheless needs complementing and not replacing human assistance and treatment of employees. This is so one does not become too reliant on the use of AI tools. This in turn makes it harder to handle gambling behavior of management. There is a risk that AI might also mislabel certain users as at risk when they actually are not. That they did not risk it. This may cause anxiety or the adoption of unnecessary measures. In other words, AI is bound to contribute much to the betterment of the gaming industry, but integration should address these issues before truly benefiting those at risk from gambling.


You make a very interesting point in regard to the limitations of AI about frustration, but indeed, AI can provide very significant tools in pattern analysis, making predictions, and recommendations toward game control. It doesn't replace basic human judgment and emotional fortitude, though. AI cannot deal directly with these psychological factors, such as greed and frustration, which often drive problematic gambling behavior. It is not possible to retrieve lost money, nor is one completely able to rid himself of the feeling of satisfaction.

The role of AI is more to assist and inform rather than to solve problems. They can assist through giving advice, warnings, and an educative approach. But overcoming gambling addiction requires personal dedication. Professional intervention and behavior modification-AI can support such processes; however, it is no replacement for in-depth psychological work that has to be done to manage and treat the addiction to gambling.


You strike the right chord by emphasizing endless limitations of AI despite all the impressive potential. But after all, this is man-made tool and thus cannot fully understand or solve human behavioral and emotional problems; even though they can be useful in advising and helping something like gambling, they cannot replace poor self-confidence and personal responsibility that must be addressed in the improvement of the market.

As you pointed out, overcoming gambling addiction and being responsible about gambling is highly a matter of personal responsibility. AI systems can indeed offer substantial value through information and alerts. However, it cannot change bad behavior and substitute for personal responsibility. The artificial intelligence tools and recommendations can be used wisely and make careful, informed decisions on behalf of the individual regarding the betting activities. In other words, AI should be considered as a support and not a solution. It carries full responsibility for the creation of satisfaction for all.

AI is no doubt a useful tool in this modern-day world, it has advanced technology and the benefits are limitless, but I won't agree that it can help so much in gambling or/and gambling addiction. AI will not do more than a viable human gambler and it's still about the gambler's money despite using the AI, can the AI reimburse the lost money (during bad bets) to make it emotionless for the gambler? Fine, the AI can make the analysis, give the predictions and may even advice about the possibility of gambling addictions judging by its suspicion of the gambler's behaviour towards the activity. But still, greed and desperation are factors here, it's only until the gambler overcomes them that he can have victory over gambling addiction.

You are absolutely right even though you didn't explains deeply and In details, I like what you said in the later part of your comment.
As much as we praise Ai for the tremendous work and help it's doing for humanity, making alot of things easier and cheap to access, what used to be a very confidential information valued at a very high price can now be access by almost anyone for free or at a very low cost.
But with all of this features, we must never forget the fact that Ai was developed by humans, and this should atleast tell us somethings, and one of such is that Ai can never know humans more than humans know themselves, that is, I know myself much more than any Ai can know me.

And putting the above in the context of gambling and addiction, it's just as you have said, overcoming gambling addiction, or preventing ourselves from becoming a victim to it is still very much in our hands individually, it's our individual and sole responsibility to gamble responsibly, one can not go out there and gamble irresponsibly, make alot of uncalculated and uncontrolled gambling decisions and come back expecting Ai to correct such, use Ai to learn how to gamble responsibly so as to prevent gambling addiction.

I think legitimate AI, AGI or Artificial General Intelligence doesn’t exist yet so we are still quite limited in what “AI” can actually do for us and that a lot of this “AI” talk is a lot of smoke and mirrors at the moment. That said this advanced programming we call AI now does have its upside /use cases that are legitimate so who knows maybe it can be helpful in finding the link between gambling and addiction 🤷‍♂️

As you said, AI can identify gambling behavioral patterns, but in order to do that, the AI must have access to the activity of the gambler in real time. It's a big cons against privacy of gamblers, because it's certain that all their online activity will be being monitored by AI, not only the gambling session. Right now the lack of privacy is already a big issue, now imagine if a superior and more efficient AI is developed with that purpose, how the situation is going to escalate into a more serious problem.

I'm inclined to not like the idea, although I'm aware it's inevitable, because that is where technology and greed of the humans behind technology are leading us. AI plus internet are big businesses which are intrinsically connected, as the developers sell the AIs to businessmen thirsty for identifying potential customers' preferences, opinions and interests, so they can immediately display ads and offer the public goods which they aren't likely to refuse.

I have to say that AI has gone too far already that already serves a lot of advantages to everyone. But talking about AI can control gambling addiction, that could also be but as far as I know, if you don't have the eagerness and self-discipline to stop gambling addiction, then AI will still be useless. AI is just a tool, you know yourself more more than AI can do.

We are just hoping for the best here as many people across the globe are battling this addiction. A lot of them have ruined their lives as well as their loved ones. If AI can truly aid these gamblers to balance their life, why not? Many people are in continuous pursuit of finding the solution how to address gambling addiction. If this technology can truly help these addicted gamblers, it will revolutionize the world of gambling as we are just hoping that one day, gambling is not treated to be a source of various problems in the community.

I don't think I can really say anything about whether it could balance the gambling activity of a person without complicating it or not, but it'll be interesting to if they proceed with the studies/research and I am curious to know what the result would be. if their studies proved to be fruitful it could help a lot of people suffering from other mental illneses and not just the ones suffering from gamblign addiction.

The statement about "don't play with borrowed money" or others in my opinion is right because we should be able to gamble straight where it is true to understand that gambling is only a means of entertainment and nothing more. Addiction is something that occurs because of the actions of each individual who does it too much, and some people who experience problems with finances, relationships, or even thinking are the consequences of addiction. In addition, addiction in my opinion is a problem that occurs in a person's mindset, where they fully expect gambling by assuming that winning in gambling can be obtained easily while the reality is the opposite and this makes them lose self-control which leads to addiction and destruction from various angles.

When you say gambling addiction, it can be understood that sports betting is already included there, so there is no need for you to mentioned it. Gambling or any kind of addiction mainly affects the mental health of the affected individual but there are non-mental related reasons on why they got involved in gambling and it lead them to become addicted on it. So, I agree on what you said there that it affects different factors.

Still, something tells me that its nature was only simple. Maybe it is because I think the root cause of it is only Dopamine. For those who didn't know it, it was a chemical released in the body when we are having fun. So the solution can only/also be simple, and that is we can just resist ourselves from enjoying. It sounds impossible though, right? So, maybe we can just minimize doing them instead.

Even though it was also us who invented the AI's, I think we can be humble and say that AI is still useful somehow even on some other things only. So why not? You already handed out some use cases of AI, though it's better if they can only take lighter queries and the heavier ones will be passed out on the human, only for us to have a better accuracy. After all, it wasn't only about the AI but it was mainly about the addicted person if they are willing to change their selves or not.

Personally, related to the research conducted as in the story above, this is a good step and I appreciate it. Whatever the results of the research, there will always be controversy. Well, especially if the one conducting the research and research study is a very credible institution or an institution that is indeed an expert related to our discussion. To be honest, I did not open the link you shared in this thread, but I have a personal opinion regarding our discussion. The first thing I will say, to be honest, I have never used AI. Either I am old-fashioned and reluctant to use it, or I don't really like it and care. Although, we are very facilitated by it. Let me tell you a little, I have a principle that not everything has to be instant in technology. If it is always like that, I think we cannot think critically in dealing with many things. Moreover, if someone always uses AI on every occasion.

Well, referring to the point you asked below this thread. I can't answer it, as I said I didn't even have time to study it. However, it all comes back to us as individuals ourselves.  whether it is to help break free from addiction, balance gambling activities, or anything else that can help not complicate the situation. in fact, basically we ourselves are the ones who have to do it and not just read journals. IMO, awareness of what we do is the core of our discussion. plus, understanding gambling itself and how we define it. for me, it's that simple.

Most methods of treating gambling addiction are well known and these methods do not require the help of artificial intelligence. I do not think that artificial intelligence can tell us anything new about addiction at the present time. Moreover, these technologies are not yet developed enough for the help from these technologies to be significant. Most likely, such intelligence will give well-known advice such as “limit the amount of your bets to 5% of your weekly income”, “do not play with borrowed money”, “find yourself a hobby”, and so on.

Based on practical effects and habits I believe it's fully right to say that gambling addiction is actually as a result of poorly distributed time and effort. most of the time, things we spend a great deal of our time on usually progress gradually into habits. In addition, the longer the period of time that the habit stays the more difficult it is to get rid of it. If you should do your research you will discover that a great deal of people that found their self stuck with gambling addiction never really expected it to end that way however it did.
Sometimes most addictive habits seem to start up like insignificant ones which gradually turn out to be worse over time. Some other times some gamblers make the mistake of going all in in a bet and they end up losing, and then they find themselves so angry at their huge  loss that they begin to  bet too frequently just to cover their losses.

Artificial intelligence is not magic, as some people may believe, it is a tool, and like any other tool, it depends on the use the person gives to it.
Artificial intelligence will be only able to help those gamblers who first recognize they have a problem and then are willing to try technological approaches towards the problem.

I have read articles about the use of AI and the treatment of certain mental health problems like depression, anxiety and social phobia, but this is the first time I have heard about using it for the sake of helping problem gamblers.
Perhaps it is because problem gambling is a problem is which sadly underestimated and there is a general lack of effort being out into solving it.

I think it could be an advance for people to treat their behavioral problems, but one must not create fake expectations on it either.

I don't doubt the impact and the possible influence AI can have in this project or research of helping addiction when it comes to gambling and sports betting but then over the years there have been times AI has been seen to be flawed in it analysis and results in some cases and this has possessed a huge fear from my end about the authenticity and possibly complete trust in AI influence with predictions as to the behavioral patterns and knowing who's at risk and who's not, expect for these flaws and technical miss functions at some point, I don't think AI is a bad idea after all it's helped in many other sectors so a trial wouldn't be a bad one at all.

That will be the crux of the whole issue surrounding AI v Addicted gamblers,
it will be getting affected gamblers to recognise there is an issue, be willing to
receive help and then trusting AI to make a solution.

The article says that AI could/would be used to identify gambling addiction,
I'm not sure how effective that would be especially online where there is no face
to face direct contact.

Will everyone in the future who uses online gambling platforms be asked to answer
a comprehensive questionaire or something like that so that an AI bot can determine
addiction?

It just sounds like someone has thought up a use for AI which will make them money...

gambling addiction is a relatively new issue that arise in medicine.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=addiction+gambling&filter=years.2003-2024
have a look here, as you can see the vast majority of scientific works on that argument have been released in the last 20 years.

Before someone can claim some "real use" of AI I would see a pubblication, a clinical trial, even a single case that describe some process, method and so on. Speculation base on press release isn't helpful in medicine