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This is an interesting post. I'm still not sure how I feel about using AI as a therapeutic tool yet but I've that it can be very useful, even surpassing human therapists in certain cases. One major benefit is that people feel like AI are less judgmental than human listeners and so can be more willing to share their problems.

I think that for me, ironically, the potential for judgment might be part of the benefit of speaking with humans. I want to check my thoughts against a human who is willing to call me out if I'm saying things that don't make sense. You could probably prompt an AI into hitting just the right sweet spot for this type of interaction, but the out-of-the-box chatbots seem too agreeable. Ultimately, however, it lies outside my experience. It might be worth trying to see how it goes.

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