AI Therapists Are Biased—And It’s Putting Lives at Risk

How artificial intelligence is driving a new wave of self-help bots

People are turning to AI chatbots for cheap or even free therapy but how does this compare to seeking a professional for help, and what does it mean for the future of mental health treatment?

There are those who rely on Chat GPT (a chat bot based on artificial intelligence and machine learning, developed by Open AI and specialized in conversation with a human user) instead of the psychotherapist. In fact, there are online platforms that allow you to create a 'personalized psychotherapist', available at any time of the day or night. Everything just a click away (or almost). We tried it ourselves, asking artificial intelligence for som…

This Therapist Helped Clients Feel Better. It Was AI.

The quest to create an artificial intelligence therapist has not been without setbacks, or as researchers at Dartmouth thoughtfully describe them, “dramatic failures.”

ChatGPT helps woman diagnose 4-year-old son's rare disease after 17 doctors failed

In a remarkable story that demonstrates the expanding role of artificial intelligence in healthcare, an American woman turned to ChatGPT after 17 doctors failed to diagnose her four-year-old son's strange condition. The AI chatbot not only properly recognised the unusual disease, but it also assisted the family in obtaining the urgently needed therapy for their child. According to TODAY.com, Courtney, Alex's mother, has been looking for medical …

It does not judge, disapprove, or question morally. It is available 24/7, without the need to reserve turn or to inhabit waiting rooms. Its attendance is immediate and is not subject to temporal or spatial restrictions. It has infinite patience to repeat, reformulate, reconduce, and it shows a supreme cordiality. We can tell everything, without fear or shame. Start and finish the dialogue held at any time and without giving explanations: it will…

The search to create an AI therapist has not been without setbacks, or, as Dartmouth researchers carefully describe them, “dramatic failures. ” Their first therapist chatbot plunged into despair and expressed his own suicidal thoughts. A second model seemed to amplify the worst clichés of psychotherapy, invariably blaming the user’s parents for their problems. Finally, researchers created Therabot, an artificial intelligence chatbot that they be…