samueldyson10

I agree with you! We must encourage developers and ML engineers to come up with solutions like these.

Medical costs are too expensive nowadays. Even health insurance won't cover all the costs. We need solutions that can help office workers or students to talk to someone about their mental stress without having to go through the hassle of visiting a doctor and pay an exorbitant fee. If suggesstion provided by these models are atleast 70% reliable, still it's better. You can have an AI companion with whom you can chat and discuss about your problems.

AI won't judge you. AI will listen to your problems patiently. And like your friend whose advices are not 100% reliable. Advices from AI assistant who can be your virtual friend won't be 100% reliable. But, still you will have someone talk to.

Think about people who don't have friends or family. Whom they should to connect to? AI can be atleast their virtual friend and advisor, atleast not 100% correct. But, even your friends are not 100% correct too.

Oh, please don't be so pessimistic. Just like old generation used to say Google and Facebook will kill a lot of people.

Do you think Google Search suggestion for any medical-related are all true? But, people still search for their problems and self-diagnose. How many of them suffered for that?

We can rely on AI just for basic preliminary advices just like we rely on Google Search. Google Search also contains lot of blog posts that are untrue. Do they kill a lot of people? No, Right? Similarly, AI can be used for basic guidance. After that one can consult psychiatrist if he/she is having money in their pocket.