ChatGPT gives therapy. Mental health may be the next step in mental health.
face_with_colon_three This new gold rush with AI will bring new jobs for even Psychiatry and Therapists which is already leading to new bots with human like therapists in texts. This could result in even better mental health among the global population.
Ashley Andreou is a medical student at Georgetown University who specializes in psychiatry. She told Al Jazeera that \”psychotherapy can be very expensive.
\”People do not have access to something which augments medications and is evidence-based for mental health issues. I believe that we need access and that generative AI in conjunction with a certified healthcare professional will increase effectiveness.\”
AI augmenting or leading mental health treatment is a prospect that raises many ethical and practical questions. They range from questions regarding the protection of personal information and medical records to whether or not a computer program will be able to empathise with a person, or recognise warning signs like self-harm.
Source:
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/27/could-your-next-therapist-be-ai-tech-raises-hopes-concerns
