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-square41fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down120file-textcross-posted to: aicompanions@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1124arrow-down1external-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-square41fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: aicompanions@lemmy.worldglobalnews@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-squareH1jAcK@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·9 months agoI tried doing online text-based therapy once. On top of it’s not the same thing, it was also just the absolute worst way to go about doing therapy, and that was with a human.
I tried doing online text-based therapy once. On top of it’s not the same thing, it was also just the absolute worst way to go about doing therapy, and that was with a human.