I’m a Therapist, and I’m Replaceable. But So Are You.
artificial empathy is worthy of research. Millions of people have no one they can talk to about their problems. Millions of people rarely receive compassion from another human being. For these people, having access to an AI chatbot that can perform care for them may be an important contributor to their mental wellbeing. Esther Perel compares these ... See more
Nick Barr • Enhancing Self-Therapy with Internal Family Systems and AI -
If you see data or reports of people turning inward, becoming less social, going to AI for emotional comfort and counseling, or anything else that might look like convenience over friction, it may not be as simple as that. What I see is exhausted people who feel they are out of options, who have experienced so much fracture that they’re struggling ... See more
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LaMDA, Lemoine, and the Allures of Digital Re-enchantment
L. M. Sacasastheconvivialsociety.substack.com
We are reaching an inflection point when it comes to how “inward” we continue to turn in every facet of our lives. We are all becoming increasingly more lonely, afraid of conflict, afraid of silence, vulnerability, commitment, communication – the list goes on. Of course, social media and the ease of information is to blame. I don’t ask a neig
... See more“Can machines be therapists?” is a question receiving increased attention given the relative ease of working with generative artificial intelligence. Although recent (and decades-old) research has found that humans struggle to tell the difference between responses from machines and humans, recent findings suggest that artificial intelligence can wr... See more
PLOS Mental Health
And yet—it works. We can experience AI as a warm, wise, or even caring presence. Despite knowing it lacks consciousness or feelings