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

(www.theguardian.com)
165 points distalx | 3 comments | 10 May 25 15:35 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bigmattystyles ◴[10 May 25 16:40 UTC] No.43946964[source]▶
The problem is they are cheap and immediately available.
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1. 52-6F-62 ◴[10 May 25 19:36 UTC] No.43948263[source]▶
They aren’t truly cheap
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2. codr7 ◴[10 May 25 20:17 UTC] No.43948623[source]▶
Not even close, it's the most expensive waste of resources I can think of atm.

We used to worry about Bitcoin, now Google is funding nuclear plants.

3. harvey9 ◴[11 May 25 07:46 UTC] No.43952139[source]▶
Far cheaper than a human therapist, ignoring that they are entirely different things of course.