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AI therapy bots fuel delusions and give dangerous advice, Stanford study finds

The Stanford study, titled “Expressing stigma and inappropriate responses prevents LLMs from safely replacing mental health providers,” involved researchers from Stanford, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Texas at Austin. Testing reveals systematic therapy failures Against this complicated backdrop, systematic evaluation of the effects of AI therapy becomes particularly important.… Read More »

Controversy erupts over non-consensual AI mental health experiment

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a person talking to a secret robot therapist. Ars Technica reader comments 139 with 0 posters participating Share this story On Friday, Koko co-founder Rob Morris announced on Twitter that his company ran an experiment to provide AI-written mental health counseling for 4,000 people without informing them first, The… Read More »