Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A competent therapist? Pigs, wings.
At Psychology Today Blogs, Dan Mager reports that using AI ChatbotS as counselors “. . . is not just risky, it’s dangerous.”
- Increasingly, people have begun to utilize AI for mental health care.
- Both research and anecdotal evidence find AI can be a risky or dangerous substitute for human therapists.
- AI therapy services adhere to neither mandated reporting laws nor confidentiality/HIPAA requirements.
- Three states now have laws restricting the use of AI-based therapy, and others are exploring this issue.
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