Comment by mhb
8 days ago
Here are three options:
1. Nothing
2. Something slightly better
3. Something excellent
Maybe you should consider that an understanding of these alternatives is completely compatible with wanting the best outcome for everyone and that, in the absence of situation 3, situation 2 is better than nothing.
AI "therapists" aren't necessarily "something better" than nothing[0]. Mental health is just as important as physical health. If Yahoo Answers and amateur back alley surgeries are unacceptable physical health support then dangerously unqualified AI "therapists" should also be unacceptable mental health support.
[0] https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/ai-therapy-bots-fuel-delu...