AI and Mental Health
What emerges from this is a portrait of technology as inevitable progress that must, despite its inevitability, be fully embraced without hesitation. For the tech evangelist, artificial intelligence research is self-evidently necessary, the next triumph in the ever-rising pyramid of human achievement and progress. In this discourse, AI allows... See more
Abeba Birhane • Fair Warning — Real Life
“For as long as there has been AI research, there have been credible critiques about the risk of AI boosterism.”
Shocking finding re rapid spread
AI therapy.
I predict most people will soon use it.
Chatbots feel human/empathic/smart/free/available 24/7
Indications: Normals/Milder psych problems
BUT grave... See more
Allen Francesx.comWe've evaluated 50+ mental health apps for investments and personally used 20+ products. None of them delivered meaningful results. The problem isn’t technology but the assumption that therapy is just pattern recognition & that AI can replace human presence. Here's a breakdown.
Dilip Kumarx.comrecent 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
Safety and Parental Insights Data
- A dedicated under‐18 model launched in December 2024 filters sensitive topics and narrows searchable characters.
- Users now receive 60‐minute usage reminders, aiding healthy interaction.
- The new model restricts mature content and surfaces explicit AI‐not‐real disclaimers for sensitive characters.
- The social feed
Character AI Statistics 2025: Shocking User Growth • SQ Magazine
Chatbot.ai safety and parental regulation
Loneliness and suicide mitigation for students using GPT3-enabled chatbots - npj Mental Health Research
nature.com
'This Was Trauma by Simulation': ChatGPT Users File Disturbing Mental Health Complaints
gizmodo.com