Topic: failure recognize suicidal ideation

Stanford Study: Therapist Chatbots May Worsen Schizophrenia & Suicidal Thoughts

Huge numbers of people are either already using chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude as therapists, or turning to commercial AI therapy platforms for help during dark moments. A new study by researchers at Stanford University found that the answer is, at least currently, a resounding "no." The yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study comes as therapy has exploded as a widespread use case for large language model-powered AI chatbots. Another deeply troubling AI therapy pitfall was the chatbots' propensity to in...