As more people turn to ChatGPT for their mental health, professionals warn that they must tread with caution.
    • pacmondo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      8·
      4 months ago

      Yeah, wotsisname’s Law of Headlines. If it ends in a question mark the answer to the question is no

      • milicent_bystandr@lemm.eeEnglish
        5·
        4 months ago

        Because too frequently it gives plausible-sounding but completely unfounded statements.

        Also it can go more darkly wrong, and all the extra checks and safeguards don’t always protect it.

          • milicent_bystandr@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            Because a human can understand the situation, and the person they’re talking to, and reply with wisdom, rather than just parroting what seems like what they heard before.

            • anus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              1 month ago

              Are you saying that humans don’t parrot what seems like what they heard before?

              • milicent_bystandr@lemm.eeEnglish
                1·
                1 month ago

                Oh we absolutely do. And we tell lies, and we misunderstand, and miscommunicate.

                But not all the time, and not everyone. So if your friend if they’d like dinner, you expect the answer to be true to what they want, not just whatever sounds good to the general population. If you read a scientific journal, you expect the scientists to represent the facts and even the meaning of their research, not parrot some ideas from a half-forgotten textbook. And if you see a professional counsellor, you expect them to have a good understanding of human nature, and to genuinely empathise with your situation, and have good ways to help you out.

                And of course all three of those examples fail sometimes, which is why as part of life we learn who we can trust and to what extent.

                • anus@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  1·
                  1 month ago

                  I would argue that all of the cases you presented fail at a comparable rate compared to foundational LLMs

  • intensely_human@lemm.eeEnglish
    22·
    4 months ago

    Yes it’s a good idea, because it only costs $20/mo and it’s better than nothing.

    Therapy is about the patient articulating things and the therapist reflecting.

    Therapy is an excellent use of LLMs.