Comment by stared
7 days ago
I know these techniques (e.g. various "cold reading"), AI knows it way better. But it can be much more specific.
Again, for untrained people (especially every single one that takes horoscopes seriously), it can be dangerous as they may not only not be able to tell the difference, but know that such tools exist.
> untrained people
What training are you referring to here? Therapy, mentalism, or being an AI guru?
Psychology knowledge, both theoretical (thing: first year of undergrad in psych at a good univ), practical (e.g. ability to translate an arbitrary inflammatory statement into NVC), etc.
That seems to make it a non-starter for most people, given that most won't have that first year knowledge.
But also, I hold a minor in psychology. Despite that, I didn't once attend a course that I would describe as any sort "therapy 101" and so I fear your bar is a bit low for any sort of efficacy, but I would guess that's probably because I'm in the "I'm aware my own ignorance" area of the Psychological knowledge curve.
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