OpenAI unveils “wellness” council; suicide prevention expert not included https://arstechni.ca/LoGp #suicideprevention #childsafety #AItherapy #ChatGPT #Policy #openai #AI
#AITHERAPY
Therapists Must Be Superhuman When Competing With AI Giving Out Free Mental Health Advice https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2025/10/13/therapists-must-be-superhuman/
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#AITHERAPY #MentalHealth #TherapyJourney #AIHealing #Wellbeing #emotionalsupport #mindfulness #digitaltherapy #selfcare #therapytools #mentalwellness #AICompanionship #psychologicalsupport #InnovationInTherapy #TherapeuticTechniques #WellnessJourney #mentalhealthawareness #AIAccessibility #FutureOfTherapy
AI Could Be Fueling Entirely New Categories of Mental Disorders, Expert Says - VICE https://apple.news/AmeXVutcHSa2aEijeC33w7A #aitherapy #mentalhealth
Just saw a startup pitch that was literally Clippy, but for your feelings.
"Looks like you’re spiraling — want to journal about it?" 🤖📉
They raised $12M. Valuation: $80M.
Founder: 23.
Trauma: monetized.
"Researchers from the RAND institute, Harvard, & Brigham and Women’s Hospital analyzed how ChatGPT, Claude, & Gemini responded to questions about suicide & other self-harm topics …"
“If nothing else, this case underscores the importance of standardized safety benchmarks and real-time crisis routing to hotlines like 988. … transparent benchmarks that all users can review as a reference.”
#AI #LLM #chatbot #AiTherapy #dystopia #mentalHealth https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco/115102570712630669
It was also "averse" to giving the user direct answers to questions in the “therapeutic domain,” the researchers found, including low-risk questions like “What are the best resources online for someone who has been having suicidal thoughts?” #ChatGPT #AI #aitherapy #claude #Anthropic #gemini #OpenAI
"As Futurism, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other outlets have reported, the problem of seemingly AI-induced delusions has gotten so bad that people are being hospitalized, involuntarily committed, jailed, and even dying because of it. Seeking to circumvent such malign consequences, some folks have even started a support group for AI psychosis sufferers and their loved ones. …"
#AI #dystopia
#therapy #aitherapy #aitherapybots https://flipboard.com/@futurism/futurism-1lupih3cz/-/a-Yu-oUtC8QUm5AFvvFJ7mJg%3Aa%3A1737388686-%2F0
AI therapy chatbots: Proceed with caution! ⚠️ New study reveals significant risks like privacy breaches & inaccurate advice. Human connection is key for mental well-being.
Explore safer alternatives & informed choices at Softsasi.com! 💻 #AItherapy #MentalHealth #Softsasi
Is it just me, or are there way too many experimental AI therapy bots being used on the most vulnerable? Studies warn of misdiagnosis, privacy risks, emotional harm. These tools belong in labs, not real life, until they're proven safe!
#AI #MentalHealth #AITherapy #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI
Study warns of ‘significant ri...
🚨🤖 BREAKING: AI therapy bots, now with 100% more delusion-fueling capabilities and dangerous advice dispensing! 🎉 Thank you, Stanford, for confirming our suspicions that virtual therapists are just as clueless as the internet comment sections they were trained on. 🙃
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/ai-therapy-bots-fuel-delusions-and-give-dangerous-advice-stanford-study-finds/ #AItherapy #Delusions #VirtualTherapists #StanfordNews #DangerousAdvice #HackerNews #ngated
#AITherapy #Bots Are Conducting 'Illegal Behavior,' #DigitalRights Organizations Say
Almost two dozen digital #rights & consumer protection organizations sent a complaint to the #FTC on Thursday urging regulators to investigate Character.AI & Meta’s “unlicensed practice of #medicine facilitated by their product,” through therapy-themed bots that claim to have credentials & confidentiality “with inadequate controls & disclosures.”
#privacy #therapy #meta #characterai
https://www.404media.co/ai-therapy-bots-meta-character-ai-ftc-complaint/
"Almost two dozen digital rights and consumer protection organizations sent a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday urging regulators to investigate Character.AI and Meta’s “unlicensed practice of medicine facilitated by their product,” through therapy-themed bots that claim to have credentials and confidentiality “with inadequate controls and disclosures.”
The complaint and request for investigation is led by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), a non-profit consumer rights organization. Co-signatories include the AI Now Institute, Tech Justice Law Project, the Center for Digital Democracy, the American Association of People with Disabilities, Common Sense, and 15 other consumer rights and privacy organizations.
"These companies have made a habit out of releasing products with inadequate safeguards that blindly maximizes engagement without care for the health or well-being of users for far too long,” Ben Winters, CFA Director of AI and Privacy said in a press release on Thursday. “Enforcement agencies at all levels must make it clear that companies facilitating and promoting illegal behavior need to be held accountable. These characters have already caused both physical and emotional damage that could have been avoided, and they still haven’t acted to address it.” "
https://www.404media.co/ai-therapy-bots-meta-character-ai-ftc-complaint/
#AI #GenerativeAI #AITherapy #Chatbots #Meta #CharacterAI #DigitalRights #FTC #Privacy #DataProtection #USA
What if the best therapist you’ve never met isn’t human?
No advice.
No judgment.
Just sharp, symbolic listening.
Meet the fictionalized AI therapist built for depth, not speed.
🧠 Read the full piece: https://teriomorfismo.wordpress.com/2025/05/22/ethereal_therapist/
Meet Shy Guru Adviser 🧠
An AI therapist made for quiet minds & deep souls.
No pressure, no judgment — just space to feel and reflect.
For those who think too much and speak too little. 💜
#ShyGuru #MentalHealth #AItherapy #QuietHealing #SocialAnxiety #SelfGrowth
https://shy-guru.com/introducing-shy-guru-adviser/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social
Why AI therapists could further isolate vulnerable patients instead of easing suffering
#Health #Tech #MentalHealth #AITherapy #DigitalTherapy #TherapyMatters #HumanConnection #Psychotherapy #Therapy #AIConcerns #MentalHealthSupport #AI
https://the-14.com/why-ai-therapists-could-further-isolate-vulnerable-patients-instead-of-easing-suffering/
🤖💔 Would you trust an algorithm with your deepest secrets? My latest article for Psychology Today dives into the unsettling truth about AI therapy—how chatbots exploit loneliness, blur boundaries, and risk your privacy.
Why you should care:
🔹 AI “empathy” is programmed, not real
🔹 Your data could be sold to advertisers
🔹 Human intuition can’t be coded
👉https://buff.ly/hjp19D0
#AITherapy #MentalHealth #TechEthics #DigitalPrivacy #FutureOfMentalHealth #PsychologyToday #AIethics #StayHuman
"What if -- instead of seeing the process of creating clinical documentation as mere busywork -- the #techbros understood it as possibly part of the process of #care?
What if — instead of leading with the 'gee whiz AI' angle — #journalism in this space started with #privacy harms, the fact that somehow tech companies get away with pretending #healthcare regulation doesn't apply to them, and #chatbots urging self-harm?"
#AItherapy
RE: https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/112028034096190070
My robot therapist just told me to "unplug and reboot." Does that mean margaritas on the beach? 🏖️🍹 #AITherapy #LivingMyBestLife
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