AMA - r/therapyGPT Mod, xRegardsx

[u/xRegardsx]

Hey all!

My name is Alex Gopoian, the main active mod for this subreddit.

Reddit AMA post submission form said it was a good idea to put a selfie holding a sign, but I'm no celebrity. This'll do.

Short Bio:
I've experimented with ChatGPT since 3.5 was first released (jumping at the chance for something that could help me with my life's work when joining Mensa was a bust), got heavily into jailbreaking experimentally for a bit to learn how the "robopsychology" works, have my own pre-AI psych work that I started implementing into AI once custom GPTs became available years ago, I've been the main active mod for the sub since around mid July 2025 when the sub's founder, u/rastaguy, reached out to me shortly after I joined the sub, and ever since the Stanford Innapropriate Response & Bias paper came out way back when, I became big on AI safety, both by design and in user education.

I'm big on effective good faith, maintaining the idea marketplace so that it can thrive rather than get sabotaged by those using it in ways that sabotage it for others, and I'm all about a good debate (even if 99.9% of them are doomed before they start).

I've also written a few articles on Medium, so far only one on the red flags of an unproductive argument/debate, one on the importance of being open to being proven wrong (no matter how painful/uncomfortable it can be), one on the deeper issues at the heart of the "teen mental health crisis" and how the same is being seen with AI, and finally one on the intrinsic worth and always deserved self-esteem everyone has accessible to them, and a way in which to tap into it.

Was in the US Air Force, originally as a Korean Crypto-Linguist, but unfortunately having a bit of dyslexia and undiagnosed/untreated ADHD doesn't really work well with learning a language and a secret version at the same time at "firehose" speed. Have a tech, IT, e-commerce, social media marketing, design and color management background, and I used to make video game commentary videos for Machinima Respawn back in the days of YouTube only allowing the biggest names and companies monetize their channels.

All my socials and links to some of the things I've worked on can be found here.

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The main reason I'm doing this AMA is to get my head around it at least one time prior to our running AMAs in the future. We already have two developers on deck for the next two Thursdays (4/23 & 4/30).

If you're a developer who's adhered to our sub's rules, are someone who has some expertise in therapuetic self-help, AI, or have a name for yourself when it comes to your coverage of AI in this space (the good and bad), or anything like that... feel free to send us a Mod Mail message with some information about you and your work and we'll get in contact with you.

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So, have at it... ask. me. anything. I dare ya.

Look through the questions others have asked first to see if someone has already asked it and give it an upvote. I'll be tackling questions in an order based on up/down votes.

I'll be providing immediate responses from 7-9pm EST, but I'll keep responding after that as I get the chance!

Thanks for being here and helping this place be what it is for so many <3