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

(www.theguardian.com)
165 points distalx | 2 comments | 10 May 25 15:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.754s | 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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distalx ◴[10 May 25 16:59 UTC] No.43947124[source]▶
It just feels a bit uncertain trusting our feelings to AI we don't truly understand.
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jobigoud ◴[10 May 25 17:48 UTC] No.43947492[source]▶
You don't truly understand the human therapist either.
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codr7 ◴[10 May 25 20:16 UTC] No.43948621[source]▶
You do however have a hell of a lot more in common with them than with a profit driven algorithm that even its creators have no clue how it really works.
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1. squigz ◴[10 May 25 20:33 UTC] No.43948757[source]▶
> even its creators have no clue how it really works.

What does this mean?

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2. codr7 ◴[10 May 25 21:01 UTC] No.43948966[source]▶
Not having that discussion, go argue with someone else.