ChatGPT as a therapist: Should you trust AI chatbots for your mental health issues?

Therapy is expensive, and a lot more people need it than can afford it. Could an AI chatbot handle the heavy lifting of managing a person’s mental health? Here’s what Mint thinks:

Not all chatbots offer genuine interactions, as per critics, pointing to concerns about the transparency of AI’s therapeutic claims. David Shaw from Basel University shared similar sentiments, suggesting a more critical approach when engaging with these chatbots, as per AFP.

While it’s no shocker that a manager from OpenAI would endorse ChatGPT, it’s essential to tread cautiously. As per the MIT and Arizona research, it’s crucial to calibrate society’s expectations of AI, ensuring a clear line between genuine therapeutic sessions and AI interactions.

Read their assessment here.

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