Therapy chatbot trial yields mental health benefits

Interesting results, and I’m glad these folks were able to find relief. I just feel there’s also something deeply important about the emotional and non-verbal connection you have between patient and clinician that I just can’t see AI being able to replicate.

There’s something about another human being caring about my problems, even if it is just because that’s their job, that makes more difference to me than saying the right sequence of words to help me feel better.

Seems like a good place to recommend “The Death of Doctor Island” by Gene Wolfe for some terrific & grim writing about AI therapy. Don’t read a synopsis.

> mental health benefits

Until they tell the patient what happened to their data.