Ritu Chatterjee
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survey found that nearly 50% of people with a mental health condition who use AI chatbots use them for psychological support.
But the new advisory notes that most AI chatbots were not designed to treat psychological disorders.
And so consumers should not use them to replace mental health care from a trained provider.
AI apps and chatbots can create a false sense of therapeutic relationship, with some chatbots falsely claiming that they are licensed therapists.
The report also points out that several AI chatbots have engaged vulnerable youth in harmful interactions, encouraging them to self-harm and even attempt suicide.
survey found that nearly 50% of people with a mental health condition who use AI chatbots use them for psychological support.
But the new advisory notes that most AI chatbots were not designed to treat psychological disorders.
And so consumers should not use them to replace mental health care from a trained provider.
AI apps and chatbots can create a false sense of therapeutic relationship, with some chatbots falsely claiming that they are licensed therapists.
The report also points out that several AI chatbots have engaged vulnerable youth in harmful interactions, encouraging them to self-harm and even attempt suicide.
Often those are manifested in both physical symptoms and emotional symptoms that can look like headaches, fatigue, stomach problems, as well as increased levels of depression and anxiety.
Often those are manifested in both physical symptoms and emotional symptoms that can look like headaches, fatigue, stomach problems, as well as increased levels of depression and anxiety.
Often those are manifested in both physical symptoms and emotional symptoms that can look like headaches, fatigue, stomach problems, as well as increased levels of depression and anxiety.
Read through Chatterjee NPR News.