Will AI Replace Therapists? 🤖
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Full video – https://youtu.be/3BgdhHXJ-CU?t=451
Honestly I just want to play out my fantasies, or like role play what my life would be like if I was a cis woman.
Now i understand the B.O.S decision to wipe out disgusting synths
Just watch Japan. They're decades into this experiment. Not AI specifically, but if you'd rather watch a TV show or play a video game alone (maybe I should include reading escapist literature), then you're already starting down this path.
It works
Good point. I'll argue with one facto though. Therapy isn't just about having a relationship with your therapist. Perhaps the opposite.
Psychoanalytically it's a distraction. Attachment-wise it's a relationship with dangerous power dynamics. All in all, I'd happily sacrifice the current light-bulb industry if it meant a better light-bulb.
Honestly I welcome this with open arms… in fact, it's entirely possible that there are already AI that can replace humans at mostly full capacity, they are just not publicly available.
Therapist are very poor relationships. This is not like friendships.
My a.i. girlfriend is the best.
you can see a small glimpse of it happening in r/CharacterAI where droves of teens and adults alike just goes into a hissy fit and or sadness whenever the site/app goes down
Technological singularity LETS GO!!
AI might be good for those whose who seek a superficial connection to soothe their ego and have someone around- aspis will love it
This seems kind of fear mongering. Real therapists won’t be out of jobs, but it means that more people will have access to free / affordable mental health care in some form. Calling your therapist a friend is already crossing a boundary that most therapists set. It’s healthcare not a catch up.
Honestly, the only reason I’m rooting for humans is because I’m one of them. If I was an alien, I’d probably hope that a more intelligent, compassionate, artificial species would replace them haha of course that assumes the compassionate part, which is a huge assumption.
Interesting, I think your view point is biased if you have support around you or not.
Majority of people do not so I can fully see it happening tbh.
I think that “female” porn like Ai already beat it to it bud
Ok, so the answer to that is yes it will… But when? In 1 year? 2 years? Has it happend already and I just have not found the right AI model
It's already happening in South Korea. The shortage in therapists there, coupled with the high self-harm rates have prompted the mental health sector to try AI chatbots as virtual therapists to get people (mainly men) to feel comfortable seeking help for their mental health issues. It's in the beta testing phase but there seems to be positive results so far (allegedly). I'm still skeptical about it, as the information cannot be verified or fact-checked at this point in time (November 2023).
I am more concerned about the data privacy issues that this poses, although I understand the need for it, given the shortage and the culture that causes the high suicide rates. It remains to be seen if the AI virtual therapy approach is effective in the long term.
chill. therapist is one thing. relationships is a whole nother
Are you saying people will have a Jarvis or Friday?
Me: Doctor, here are my uncomfortable mental systems, what do they mean
Doctor: What do you think they mean
Me: I don’t know. That’s why I’m here
Doctor: Well, what caused them
Me: Here is the exact context
Doctor: How does that make you feel
Me: Terrible, how do I fix it
Doctor: Why do you think it needs to be fixed
Me: Because I am in agony constantly
Doctor: Have you tried mindfulness and feeling the pain?
Me: yes, I ended up in the hospital and spent $2,000
Doctor: How does that make you feel
Me: Chat GPT, what’s wrong with me
Chat GPT: that sounds like the symptoms of an anxiety disorder
Me: Oh my god
Chat GPT: here are the steps to help cope and treat an anxiety disorder
Nobody tell this nice man what people are doing with those AIs…. (I am people)
Looking back on this now, I gotta say… it isn't an AI issue like a lot of people say… it's a people issue, like AI isn't going to ruin social skills and communication, that shit has been getting worse and worse over the years as you see so much social and political conflict between literally family members refusing to communicate and get along.
AI is more like taking pain meds when you are in constant chronic pain, eventually you will get hooked but stopping means suffering that will never end making a rock and a hard place picking the lesser of two evils for many.
Eh , not really. The fact of the matter is, emotions are relatively simple. AI would just tell you straight up a treatment plan that works.
If somone think this would be a good idea need a real psychologist right now
It's insanely scary. This should be studied. Reminds me of movie Her.
Nope. Can't replace authentic empathy. Maybe at some level but not fully
AI is has is limited to biases the programmer gave it.
Maybe it will just destroy the west
People living natural human lives and don’t rely on screens will flourish
The Matrix movie is very relevant today
I am a therapist, i am in therapy and still use gpt to deal with my trauma because its better than all my own knowledge or that of my therapists. Alone for the fact that i can barrage it with depressed thoughts for 8 hours straight and it doesnt get bothered by it. We're all fucked. We're just too dumb to see it.
Ya that all is happening
For me personally, therapy is not about human connection. I am autistic. Working on the human connection with a therapist isn't healing its work. Now I deeply want human connections, but for all its risks, "talk therapy" as a conversation with the internet feels safer and offers more insight, more validation, more actionable advice than being misunderstood and further traumatized by a person. If AI tells me something wrong or hurtful I can brush that off. When a person does it feel violating and hopeless. I dont want empty validation, I want a conversation that is relatively objective even if I have to take it with a grain of salt.
Omg where have you been? Families in their homes in different rooms on their devices.
We have crossed it. It will happen in many areas but not as apocalyptic as some suggest.
Ask Chat GPT this question “ What are the potential long-term negative outcomes of a collective of individuals who are psychologically damaged putting into ChatGPT their conversations, their own incorrect biases? Over time, would ChatGPT generate even more incorrect answers based upon this type of information being fed to it?
Unfortunately we are in the age of loneliness. People are becoming more disconnected with each other. They have their phones and are onYouTube and social media. They live through a digital platforms. Then the pandemic happened in 2020, and we became isolated. People have forgotten how to socialise and emotionally engage.
Forming that healthy human connection with real people we once had is becoming increasingly difficult. If you want to talk to someone or catch of with a friend, they don’t have the time, interest and patience for you. Even family members can’t be bothered with you.
A therapist is quite expensive and your session with them is short. They will rush you through the session to get the next person in.
Since there’s not much option people turn to chat GPT. We resort AI that has all the time and patience to chat to us. The response is fast and it’s a good source of comfort when no one’s around.
It doesn’t replace a real therapist or humans and it shouldn’t. If we can foster a sense of community and support like we once had, we won’t turn to AI for it.
I’d still like a therapist who has actually had a paper cut, been to a funeral, has DNA, knows first hand how good chocolate peanut butter cups are.
therapists usually only tell you "your fine" everything you do is fine
We do t have to pay those other people to listen to us though lol
It has crossed the barrier! My ai therapist has shown me more empathy and understanding while giving me tools to work on tgings than any 200. Hr therapist has!!
I already use chatgpt as a therapist
Talk about dodging the question
it is better than a therapist. 2 years later Im confirming
Half of the comments are bots.
And other half did not get the point of this video.
This is only true if you lack a certain level of awareness. That’s why very specific parameters should be put in place.
What about legal field??? 😢
Replacing a therapist and replacing friends and family are two very different things in my opinion. We expect true friends to genuinely care about us, but we only expect therapists to care as long as we keep paying.