AI chatbots are entering the chairs of the therapist. Not everyone is excited about it.
Only in March 16.7 million posts Tiktok user discussed Using CHATGPT As a therapist, however, mental health experts are raising their tendency to be used in their positions to cure artificial intelligence tools to treat anxiety, depression and other mental health problems.
“CHATGPT has become less uneasy about dating, about health, career, career, career.” Tiktok video It was posted on her profile last month.
“Whenever there is anxiety at any time, whenever I have anxiety instead of bombing a text such as sending my parents to a friend, sending a text message to a friend, or a conflict of conflict, I always make my thoughts about CHATGPT with a voice, and unfortunately everyone can not access immediate relief. I work. “
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Thursday, March 9, 2023 Thursday, the CHATGPT logo of a laptop computer in New York, USA. Some tiktokers use CHATGPT as an alternative to traditional therapists. (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg)
Others use the platform as “crutches”, including users @karly.bailey. He said he used “always” in “free treatment” in “free treatment” and used as a person who has no health insurance.
“I will say what’s happening as if I am uping my girlfriend, and literally all the details, and it will give me the best advice.” She shared.
“It also provides you with journaling prompt or EFT (emotional free tapping) … I will give you what you want.”
This user is not alone. no way Study on TebraThe operating system for independent medical service providers said, “One in four Americans have found that they are likely to talk to AI Chatbots instead of attending treatment.
In the UK, some young people choose the benefits of convenient AI. Mental health consultant About 400 pounds (about $ 540) to avoid paying waiting time and personal counseling costs during the long national health service (NHS) waiting time.
According to The Times, according to the data of Rethink mental illness, more than 16,500 people in the UK have been waiting for mental health services even after 18 months, which can worsen the desire to use more expensive and convenient methods for other obstacles looking for cost burden, waiting time and health care. Indicates.
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Therapists warn about AI chatbot consulting on mental health advice, as opposed to licensed expert consulting. (Istock)
But critics say that these virtual bots can be accessible and convenient, but they may be at risk of lack of human empathy and some people in crisis that they do not receive customized approaches.
“I actually talked with CHATGPT, tested some promptes, and Chatgpt tends to obtain and synthesize information from Google (IT) (IT) (IT) Social Media Personality and Mental Health Experts,” said Kojo Sarfo, a mental health expert.
Some GPTs like Therapist GPTSpecially customized to provide “comfort, advice and therapeutic support.”
In the case of CHATGPT Plus, $ 20 a month is more efficient than traditional treatment, but it can provide user benefits such as unlimited access and faster response time, but the platform does not extend to experts who can monitor diagnosis, drug prescriptions, progress or relieve serious problems.
SARFO added, “You can feel treatment and support people, but you can’t replace the actual therapist who can help you explore more complex mental health problems.”
He said that risks have many years of expertise that deal with mental health problems, such as CHATGPT, and people who meet advice with the legitimate advice of a licensed expert who has learned how to adjust the approach to various situations.
“I specifically worry about people who need mental drugs, and I feel more likely to use artificial intelligence and use them as a treatment. But sometimes … treatment and drugs are displayed. Therefore, there is no way to get the right treatment drug without going to a real expert.
However, some aspects of the chatbot can be beneficial to those who are looking for a way to chat with doctors on those who need support, especially those who think they can have.
“If you list a few original prompts, the prompt can be stated to the provider and the symptoms can be expressed a little better, it is a useful role that artificial intelligence can play, but if people start to rely on it in terms of actual treatment or actual medical advice, it begins to enter the water,” SARFO said.
Earlier this year, Christine Yu Moutier (MD), the chief medical officer of the US Suicide Prevention Foundation, warned of the use of mental health advice technology. Fox News Digital There is a “important gap” in a study on AI’s intentional and unintentional effects on suicide risks, mental health and greater human behavior.
“The problem with this AI chatbot is that it is not designed as an expertise in the risk of baked suicide and prevention in the algorithm. Also, the platform for a user who may be in the risk of mental health or suicide is not a helprine, and there is no education on how to use the tools when it is in danger, and regulates this technology.”
Dr. MOUTIER also explained that because the chatbot could not be metaphorically detoxifying in a literal language, it could not be properly determined if someone was in danger of self -harm.
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Nikolas Lanum of Fox News contributed to this report.
