The growing reliance on ChatGPT for mental health support is transforming the way people navigate emotional struggles.
A growing trend on social media, particularly TikTok, features individuals using ChatGPT as a therapeutic tool. Users describe sharing their thoughts with the AI and receiving feedback or guidance, often expressing surprise at how perceptive and emotionally intelligent it appears to be.
Although AI driven platforms like ChatGPT offer immediate, round-the-clock assistance, making them convenient and cost affective for mental health care, the use of AI in mental health care brings ethical challenges, such as concerns over data privacy, the accuracy of its responses, and the risk of users becoming overly dependent on AI.
Newsweek has reached out to experts in psychology and technology to discuss whether ChatGPT has the capability to replace therapists in the near future.
From Dr. Daniel Lowd: AI Could Fill Gaps Where Therapists Are Unavailable
People have found comfort in …