A mental health tech company ran an AI experiment on real users

Re:A mental health tech company ran an AI experiment on real... by sterlind on Sunday January 15, 2023 @01:22PM (#34391630)

I'd rather have ChatGPT than a severely overworked/underpaid therapist, but I'd rather have a friend's shoulder to cry on than ChatGPT. But I'd also rather have a smart, empathic therapist I click with than oversharing with my friends.

Therapy for me is like, a psychic connection. I take someone deep into my headspace and they help me sort things out, exploring the inside of my mind. ChatGPT just makes that a loopback, a mirror that lets me see my mind in a new light sometimes. A real, useful therapist.. it's not scientific, but there's a connection I feel, and the possibility of emotions and thoughts being transmitted across. a human connection.

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Re:A mental health tech company ran an AI experiment on real... by haswell on Sunday January 15, 2023 @07:01PM (#34395061)

> it's not scientific, but there's a connection I feel, and the possibility of emotions and thoughts being transmitted across.

And I think it’s worth mentioning that “not scientific” just means science does not currently have much to say about the mechanisms in play, which is meaningful difference from a conclusion that there’s anything “woo woo” going on.

Mirror neurons are fascinating.

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