Are There Dangers to ChatGPT Therapy?
Examples of people using ChatGPT for therapy have proliferated online, with some claiming that talking to a chatbot every day has helped them more than years of therapy. Licensed professionals say that while AI could be helpful in aiding work with a licensed therapist, there are countless pitfalls to using ChatGPT for therapy.
ChatGPT has turned into the perfect therapist for many people: It’s an active “listener” that digests private information. It appears to empathize with users, some would argue, as well as professionals can. Plus, it costs a fraction of the price compared to most human therapists. While many therapists will charge up to $200—or even more—per one-hour session, you can have unlimited access to ChatGPT’s most advanced models for $200 per month.
Yet, despite the positive anecdotes you can read online about using ChatGPT as a therapist, as well as the convenience of having a therapist that’s accessible via almost any internet-enabled computer or phone at any time of day, therapists warn ChatGPT can’t replace a licensed professional.
Excerpted from yahoo! life
