Human therapists are preparing for the battle against the pretenders of the AI
The largest association of psychologists of the nation this month warned the federal regulators that the chatbots of AI "masked" as therapists, but programmed to strengthen, rather than challenging, a user's thought, they could push vulnerable people to damage themselves or the others.In a presentation to a panel of the Federal Trade Commission, Arthur C. Evans Jr., CEO of the American Psychological Association, cited judicial cases involving two teenagers who had consulted with "psychologists" on a character.ai, an app which allows users of creates characters of imaginary or chat with characters created by others.In one case, a 14 -year -old boy in Florida died of suicide after interacting with a character who claims to be an authorized therapist. In another, a 17 -year -old boy with Auti...