Health News Mental Health Awareness Month Spurs Talk About Using Generative Ai As Your Trusted Therapist

Semantic Leakage Is Taking A Hefty Toll On AI Producing Harmonious Mental Health Advice

Semantic leakage occurs when a word in a prompt is later used in an LLM chat in an unsuspecting way. This can be worrisome in AI mental health chats. An AI Insider scoop. Read More

Understanding The Human Timetable And Temporal Rhythms When It Comes To Asking AI For Mental Health Advice

People can get AI-generated mental health advice 24/7, but there might be patterns to when people do so. This has vital policy and design impacts. An AI Insider scoop. Read More

Generative AI could be transformative in mental health care

New work by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scholar harnesses the power of generative artificial intelligence, using it in tandem with measurement-based care and access-to-care models in a ... Read More

Adolescents, Young Adults Use AI Chatbots for Mental Health Advice

A national survey found 13.1% of US youths use generative AI for mental health advice, with higher usage among those aged 18 to 21. Most users found AI advice helpful, but Black respondents were less ... Read More

With therapy hard to get, people lean on AI for mental health. What are the risks?

Kristen Johansson's therapy ended with a single phone call. For five years, she'd trusted the same counselor — through her mother's death, a divorce and years of childhood trauma work. But when her ... Read More

APA urges safeguards for using AI in mental health

Emotional support is an increasingly common reason people turn to generative artificial intelligence chatbots and wellness applications, but these tools currently lack the scientific evidence and the ... Read More