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'It cannot provide nuance': UK experts warn AI therapy chatbots are not safe

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165 points distalx | 2 comments | 10 May 25 15:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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Buttons840 ◴[10 May 25 17:11 UTC] No.43947204[source]▶
Interacting with a LLM (especially one running locally) can do something a therapist cannot--provide an honest interaction outside the capitalist framework. The AI has its limitations, but it is an entity just being itself doing the best it can, without expecting anything in return.
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delichon ◴[10 May 25 17:14 UTC] No.43947234[source]▶
How is it possible for a statistical model calculated primarily from the market outputs of a capitalist society to provide an interaction outside of the capitalist framework? That's like claiming to have a mirror that does not reflect your flaws.
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Buttons840 ◴[10 May 25 17:24 UTC] No.43947303{3}[source]▶
The same way an interaction with a pure bread dog can be. The dog may have come from a capitalistic system (dogs are bred for money unfortunately), but your personal interactions with the dog are not about money.

I've never spoken to a therapist without paying $150 an hour up front. They were helpful, but they were never "in my life"--just a transaction--a worth while transaction, but still a transaction.

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1. germinalphrase ◴[10 May 25 17:30 UTC] No.43947363{4}[source]▶
It’s also very common for people to get therapy at free or minimal cost (<$50) when utilizing insurance. Long term relationships (off and on) are also quite common. Whether or not the therapist takes insurance is a choice, and it’s true that they almost always make more by requiring cash payment instead.
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2. arvinsim ◴[17 May 25 08:50 UTC] No.44012973[source]▶
80% of the people in the world can't afford insurance or a therapist. LLMs, on the other hand, are just one sign up away.