The fact that this is considered a viable option because we live in a country with a government that refuses to actually provide for its people, is painfully depressing. AI as your therapist… seriously what the fuck is this timeline? I work in tech and the people constantly blowing AI hot air are not folks you want in charge of the tools for your therapy and wellbeing.
I mean… Yeah. That’s why they went to a therapist…
By AI head specialist.
Not sure…
- An AI therapist can already easily handle general good mental advice, such as reducing cognitive load, perspective shifts, alternative methodologies, education of standard mental needs, processes and whatever low-level stuff we can benefit from. 2. hooman therapists are a coin-toss. Most are completely crap and build their business from archaic and/or wrong theories and personal ideology/feelings. 3. whatever flaws AI have now, is going away really really fast.
Hooman therapists cost a lot of money, and a shitload of people won’t get any help at all without AI.
So, I think it is fine. The potential damage is far less than no help at all. Just use a little common sense and don’t take anything as a Gospel - just as when we see hooman therapists.
I think this is true and until we have easily accessible and free mental health services it is the next best option and far more likely to do good than harm.
This comment is disgusting and dangerous. Not only is using an AI therapist harmful and ridiculous, but none of these AI services are private and you’re straight up uploading EXTREMELY personal details to some random ass fucking company. Please remove this comment as it’s actually harmful.
Also your assumptions about Therapists are extremely misguided and wrong. Therapy pays like dogshit and the people who get into the field do it because they genuinely want to help people. Yes there are some shit therapists but the vast majority are genuine, caring, and actually know what they’re doing. You make it sound like they’re tryna scam people. Please do some actual research before making such bonkers comments.
Who in the actual FUCK upvotes comments like this in a fucking PRIVACY community. My God…what has happened to this community. It’s a joke.
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I think passing judgement on people who are trying to get mental health assistance within their means makes you far more of a fucking loser.
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You simply don’t get it, there are shit loads of people who are struggling with their mental health and for various reasons they cannot find and/or afford a therapist. So yes, better to have an AI therapist than no therapist.
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This assumes all human therapists are ethical and never make mistakes, and that all of their offices, notes and data syatems are secure too. All security is porous.
No, it doesn’t.
You distrust AI therapists.
You distrust bad therapists.
You do trust good therapists.See? Works just fine.
That assumes you can tell and that the best people and processes are flawless which is not true by a wide margin.
are flawless
I cannot help you. You are having a conversation in your head that no one else here is a part of. You gotta come back down to Earth, man.
selfhosted AI is 1000% more confidential than a human therapist; but stuff like ChatGPT? yeah stay away from those
It might be 1000% more confidential, but is it effective? Anecdotal evidence doesn’t count. For all we know AI therapy could be actively harmful to certain conditions. I’m not sure there’s any published studies on this.
afaict the topic of the article seems to be focusing on trust as in privacy and confidentiality
for the discussion i think we can extend trust as in also trusting the ethics and motivation of the company producing the “AI”
imo what this overlooks is that a community or privately made “AI” running entirely offline has the capacity to tick those boxes rather differently.
trusting it to be effective is perhaps an entirely different discussion however
feeling like you’ve been listened to can be therapeutic.
actionable advice is an entirely different matter ofc.
even that is questionable professionally
Please go on. I’m not sure I understand you fully.
Thank you very much-o, Doctor Roboto
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