Bebo@literature.cafe to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago‘He checks in on me more than my friends and family’: can AI therapists do better than the real thing? | Counselling and therapy | The Guardianwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1148file-textcross-posted to: aicompanions@lemmy.worldsecularhumanism@sh.itjust.worksglobalnews@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1148external-link‘He checks in on me more than my friends and family’: can AI therapists do better than the real thing? | Counselling and therapy | The Guardianwww.theguardian.comBebo@literature.cafe to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: aicompanions@lemmy.worldsecularhumanism@sh.itjust.worksglobalnews@lemmy.zip
It’s cheap, quick and available 24/7, but is a chatbot therapist really the right tool to tackle complex emotional needs?
minus-squarejune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoI haven’t been into a therapists office in 7 years now, and I’ve been in active therapy for all 7 of the intervening years.
I haven’t been into a therapists office in 7 years now, and I’ve been in active therapy for all 7 of the intervening years.