Your AI therapist is not your therapist: The dangers of relying on AI mental health chatbots

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Your AI therapist is not your therapist: The dangers of relying on AI mental health chatbots

The design and marketing of mental health chatbots may result in users' misconceptions about their therapeutic value. (Shutterstock)With current physical and financial barriers to accessing care, people with mental health conditions may turn to artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots for mental health relief or aid. Although they have not been approved as medical devices by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or Health Canada, the appeal…