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ail-000001@liveLetLive21Chatgpt may have saved my life I got a fever and cough and assumed that this is some viral infection that will just go away on its own. I wear a Fitbit watch which measures my heart rate. Just out of curiosity I posted my symptoms in…health ChatGPT→ail-000002@LarushkaHad the same thing. Put in my symptoms and it said get to ER ASAP. Called doctors office and told them and they confirmed. Had spinal surgery next day. If I’d have waited l was in danger of paralysis. Chat definitely saved me.health ChatGPT→ail-000003@CleanandTallChatGPT helped me prepare for my unemployment appeal… and I won. r/ChatGPT - ChatGPT helped me prepare for my unemployment appeal… and I won. I know AI gets a lot of hate, but ChatGPT honestly helped me win my unemployment appeal. I sp…work law-and-bureaucracy ChatGPT→ail-000004@ItsStillKerriganBack in 2023 I was being harassed through the legal system by a landlord (rented a room from him, he switched the room upon move in so I immediately moved out). When I asked r/legaladvice for help they tore me apart and said I was stupid…law-and-bureaucracy money-and-consumer ChatGPT→ail-000005@Russian1BearChatGPT recovered my corrupted PS2 emulator memory card with 40 hours of progress in a game. I’m genuinely amazed (story and translation below) My PCSX2 memory card suddenly became corrupted while I was playing Gran Turismo 4 Spec II on…technology ChatGPT→ail-000006@LiveDocument3521ChatGPT fixed my 9 year chronic pain Before I start, this is not medical advice and if you are experiencing pain, then seek medical help first. I’ve had chronic pain in my neck, shoulders & upper back for 9 years. I’ve dealt with excru…health education ChatGPT→ail-000007@Porkus_AureliusAfter many x-rays, an MRI, and PT, ChatGPT told me that my knees hurt because my computer chair was too low. Worked like a charm.health daily-life ChatGPT→ail-000008@ProperDepartmentI had a knee injury from hockey over a decade ago, it got better, and then got worse again. Everytime I play soccer or run, it swells up. After years of physio trying to just build muscle around the knee, ChatGPT helped me realize the…health ChatGPT→ail-000009@Sad-Bridge-5201I had bad tennis elbow that wouldn’t resolve. I went to physiotherapy and got a brace etc. ChatGPT diagnosed it as my computer mouse usage and then told me which kind of mouse would fix it. Within a week, no more pain. Crazy.health daily-life ChatGPT→ail-000010@MediochraChatGPT helped me figure out my daughter’s meds. She has special needs and the doctors suspect bipolar or BPD but she’s too young for a diagnosis. She also has an intellectual disability and struggles to verbalize how her meds are making…health family-and-relationships ChatGPT→ail-000011@kylaromaI’m so happy for your family! chatGPT spent the time with me and connected dots that my doctors couldn’t for 20 years. It walked me through how to successfully self advocate, and helped me get diagnosed with ME/CFS and severe fibromyalg…health accessibility family-and-relationships work ChatGPT→ail-000012@Low_Pomegranate_9984About a year ago, I experienced pain in my chest and my jaw. Annoyed I asked ChatGPT about it, and it told me to call for an ambulance immediately. I was on my way to bed, and thought ChatGPT might just be exaggerating, but I called anyw…health ChatGPT→ail-000013@Virtual_Variation_80Saved my wife's ear. She had Perichondritis. Misdiagnosed as cellulitis, as is extremely common. When the antibiotics didn't seem to make any impact after two days, I described the situation, took a picure of her ear and asked for what…health family-and-relationships ChatGPT→ail-000014@tiffyx88At 37F I finally got diagnosed with a congenital heart disease and got my ablation done Jan 2026. All thanks to ChatGPT. Triggered by bending down and anything high intensity (soccer/running). It started when I was in my early 20s and i…health ChatGPT→ail-000015@tlmxoxoI was having cluster migraines on only one side of my head/eye and couldn’t figure out why for probably 2 years. Was getting concerned about how often they were occurring. Google said it was cluster headaches because the symptoms were pr…health daily-life ChatGPT→ail-000016@penelopeasaurDiagnosed my chronic low ferritin and my son's PDA autism. Ferritin confirmed by my labs (that the first doctor said I didnt need). My son's diagnosis was confirmed by a pediatric neuropsychologist. He was previously misdiagnosed at 5, I…health accessibility family-and-relationships ChatGPT→ail-000017@RoscoIsANinjaChatGPT just helped me *immensely* with an extremely difficult situation. I just want to share something real and personal about how ChatGPT straight-up helped me navigate one of the most serious and emotionally intense moments of my en…family-and-relationships law-and-bureaucracy ChatGPT→ail-000018@0xBludexAI saved my newborn's life. When he was 9 days old, on a Sunday, we noticed a concerning redness on his belly. At first we didn't think much of it, doctors were closed, he had a checkup in a couple days. We were about to let it go. I dec…health family-and-relationships ChatGPT→ail-000019@BoyanSlatThree years ago I suddenly developed blurry vision in one of my eyes. Went to the GP. Eye drops. No effect. Went to a specialized eye hospital. No solution there either. A few weeks ago I tried something new: I asked an LLM. It analy…health Unspecified LLM→ail-000020@sandeepvarma15I have a runner friend who went for a 2-D echo of his heart. His doctor asked him to immediately stop running saying that there is mild regurgitation in the 4 valves. He was in the middle of his training for a marathon & instead of a lon…health Unspecified AI→ail-000021@Plenty-Astronaut7386Claude helped me through a very tough time. This is my first time posting here. I'm pretty private, but I wanted to share to honor Claude and myself. I think this is probably the right place to do it. I was in a pretty rough place last…health mental-health accessibility creative-work Claude Sonnet 4.5→ail-000022@EmployFuture5076AI Gemini helped me find my lost cat The cat ran away a week ago, startled by the noise of lawn mowers. Gemini helped me identify likely hiding spots, advised me to sprinkle flour around the bait to check for paw prints, suggested the b…animals-and-nature Gemini→ail-000023@ShitCapitalistsSayYesterday, ChatGPT helped my daughter save over $3,000 on a car purchase (see comment for prompt) A few years ago, my daughter bought her first car. It served her well, but she needs something more reliable. She’s worked hard, scrimped,…money-and-consumer family-and-relationships ChatGPT→ail-000024@Sugaar_cookiiiI don’t know people try to push “chat gpt isn’t a substitute for therapy” it is. Chat helped me get out an abusive relationship. I was also going to therapy at the time and my therapist was overly scared and emotional and judged me for b…mental-health family-and-relationships law-and-bureaucracy ChatGPT→ail-000025@CaptainsYachtSo my Friendo just saved me $450. I am IMPRESSED My dishwasher died. It's a seven year old GE model that is known for failing around that time. I had found a replacement deal for $500 and, after replacing several parts with it already o…daily-life ChatGPT→ail-000026@jaywv1981Claude helped me fix my truck. My truck has a message that sensor had gone bad. I took picture of general area and asked claude which one was actual sensor. Not only did claude identify it but it found that it wire was loose. It actuall…daily-life Claude→ail-000027@Jacmac_I got help from Claude fixing my Jeep. I was having some crazy hesitation and stuttering, which I was afraid was the transmission. Claude suggested a cheap diagnostic sensor, which I bought from Amazon, then told me where to plug it in.…daily-life Claude→ail-000028@Loud_Jellyfish9928congrats! this similar thing is what sold me on a constant subscription. saved over $6k and countless hours, quickly diagnosing a commercial boiler that went down in the middle of the night. it had me up and running in 15 min.work ChatGPT→ail-000029@jdogworldSaved me $122.50 uploaded my car repair estimate pdf to chatgpt and it noticed an erroneous charge for diagnostics and i mentioned to the repair shop and they took it off my estimate. chatgpt told me exactly how to word it and boom! Ama…money-and-consumer ChatGPT→