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Therapy apps are incorporating AI programs such as ChatGPT. But such programs could provide unvetted or harmful feedback if they’re not well regulated

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association) fired a bunch of staff after they voted to unionize then tried to launch an AI chatbot to handle the talking instead. It went about as well as you'd expect.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/06/08/1180838096/an-eating-disorders-chatbot-offered-dieting-advice-raising-fears-about-ai-in-hea

https://houstonherald.com/2023/06/eating-disorder-chatbot-suspended-for-giving-harmful-advice/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I love a good Torment Nexus reference.