<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Researchers at Stanford University warn that therapy chatbots powered by large language models may stigmatize users with mental health conditions and respond inappropriately.</li><li>A new paper titled “Expressing stigma and inappropriate responses prevents LLMs from safely replacing mental health providers” evaluates five therapy chatbots based on guidelines for good human therapists.</li><li>The study found significant risks in using chatbots for therapy, as they showed increased stigma towards conditions like alcohol dependence and schizophrenia compared to depression.</li><li>The researchers suggest that while AI tools are not ready to replace human therapists, they could potentially assist with tasks like billing, training, and supporting patients in therapy.</li></ul>

Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots

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