PLOS Mental Health
researchers compared compassion ratings for responses written by humans (red) versus AI (blue). Here is what they found:
Across four studies, participants consistently rated responses made by AI as more compassionate and preferred than responses from select and expert humans. This was true whether participants were blinded to the author or not.
Marlynn Wei M.D., J.D. • Artificial Intimacy and Empathy: Does Authenticity Matter?
recent research offers a reassuring perspective—that AI-delivered therapeutic interventions have reached a level of sophistication such that they’re indistinguishable from human-written therapeutic responses.
Marc Zao-Sanders • How People Are Really Using Gen AI in 2025
Today, these types of vocal features are being leveraged by machine learning researchers to predict depression and anxiety, as well as other mental illnesses like schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder. The use of deep-learning algorithms can uncover additional patterns and characteristics, as captured in short voice recordings, that migh... See more
Ingrid K. Williams • Can A.I.-Driven Voice Analysis Help Identify Mental Disorders? (Published 2022)
Over 50% of respondents are open to an AI therapist if it means greater affordability and access