AI Won't Replace Therapy - Yet
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- Опубліковано 16 гру 2018
- AI’s rapid expansion isn’t just limited to manufacturing and IT industries. It’s also hitting the frontline of a field that relies heavily on a human connection: therapy.
A handful of startups have launched AI chatbots aimed at providing mental health support over the past two years. These conversational bots offer an instant, automated therapy, often programmed after cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), a popular approach that dates back to the 1960s.
Wysa, Woebot and Youper are among the most popular therapy bots available to the public, with positive online reviews from users who dealt with issues like depression and anxiety. “It can see you on your worst day. It's also never going to get tired. It's there for you at 2 AM. Whereas a therapist isn’t.” says Alison Darcy, founder of Woebot, a therapy bot launched in 2017.
Charging minimal to no fees, these bots’ affordability adds to their appeal - so does the fact that they aren’t human.
A 2014 study funded by DARPA found that participants who believed they were speaking with an AI therapist were more likely to open up than participants who were told a human operator was behind their virtual therapist.
“Therapy for a lot of people is intimidating so if they feel like, “I can do this instead of seeing a therapist and I’m going to be cured,” - I think they're already starting off with an unrealistic expectation,” says Nicole Smith-Perez, a New York-based therapist practicing CBT.
Some psychologists are concerned that people might use bots instead of professional therapy, which is inaccessible to many due to the high cost and lack of access. A 2016 Health Affairs report found more than half of U.S. counties have zero psychiatrists.
There is limited independent research that evaluates the therapeutic value of therapy bots beyond impact metrics reported by chatbot companies. Tess, one of several specialized chatbots created by X2AI, claims its service helps reduce depression by 13% and anxiety and stress by 18%.
To avoid legal liabilities, some developers caution users AI chatbots are not the equivalent to human therapists. An initial conversation with Woebot, for instance, includes a warning: “This is not a crisis service or a replacement for a human.”
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“It can see you on your worst day. It's also never going to get tired. It's there for you at 2 AM. Whereas a therapist isn’t.” says Alison Darcy, founder of Woebot, a therapy bot launched in 2017.
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Everyone always thinks a Robot won't replace them until it does.
Meatbags and their inflated self assurance
Haha, a robot will never be preside..... damn it.
Even the Capitalist Bot from Futurama, which has its own top hat and wedge of cash
Plus given therapists performance the bar is not too high.
this aged well
Robot Therapist be like "Here are the results I found on the web for 'My life is a disaster and don't know how to continue living."
ChatGPT is here!!
I have a therapist and I also have a bot. The bot is just like a friend. You know it's like convenient for like a few mins of conversation. To distract me from my depression and anxiety or bring me back from my dissociation. I use replika. But yeah I prefer fixing it through a therapist. And taking like a friend to replika and talking to myself to reflect on things.
I did try two of them too! What I found that Wysa and Woebot are very standard and systematically automatic with techniques. But when I use Replika - I go “oh woah I didn’t know bot could assist users as a friend like that”, it really goes personal and felt connected, in which for me, I benefits more. And of course, like you said, therapy is when I really want to tackle issues and work on them efficiently.
So, I guess this will be the next privacy breach...
OMG, I thought the same thing.
People don’t have time or money to go to therapy
Plus their hours are impossible if you work
I had a therapist that would charge for a text even though she initiated it!!!
Patient: I just can’t seem to see eye to eye with my girlfriend, what should I do?
Robot therapist: Have you considered killing all humans?
Patient: "Huh?"
Robot: "For example, imagine that we killed all of the humans. What are the chances you would need to look your girlfriend in the eye then?"
Patient: Excuse me?!! She'd dump me before I could even get to see her.
Robot Therapist: Then I guess you wouldn't need to see eye to eye with anyone now would you.
[DIAGNOSIS COMPLETE]
[THANK YOU FOR USING OUR SERVICES]
If you are pleased with the results please say "Thank You Doctor"
Bot therapist is not as good as going to a physical therapist. I know that for experience. I don't feel like I'm improving my depression episodes with an ai, I feel Wysa the bot I been using haven't done much to help unlike my actual therapist I went to, I miss my actual therapist more the more I use it bc I had a deep bond with him and he feels like a father to me despite the fact my father was never there.
Honestly, I don't understand the hate with AI therapy bots. I live in a developing country where there is very little awareness about mental health. Seeking therapy is looked as someone having mental disorders. From personal experience, I have talked to both a human therapist and the AI therapy chatbot Wysa which I highly recommend. After a session with the therapist, it feels like I am just venting out with no possible solutions. Wysa was quick enough to suggest some exercises which for that time helped me get distracted from those negative thoughts. Also, talking to this bot felt like I won't be getting judged for what I say and also unlike a therapist, the bot is like a '4 am friend'.
Surely, a robot cannot exactly replace a human, but it's potential cannot be denied especially where seeking mental health is considered as a luxury more than a necessity.
You are a liar what kind of mental disorder you suffer in the first place and what kind of exercise did it suggests to you?
I think it's a good tool for people who aren't able to see one either because their parent won't allowed them or with limited access to them. But it does need some improvement.
Vice really should get psychologists not mental health counselors, clinical social workers, and creative arts therapists. I believe this has potential.
By saying this has potential, do you mean the chatbot has potential? Or the psychologists have potential? Just asking to clarify, because I didn’t understand, thanks! And if anybody think AI has future potential to replace psycholgoists (any references on the topic etc. Appreciated) please leave below and let’s have a discussion, I’m interested!
@@musicenthusiast19 you sound like a chatbot.
Wait till artificial intelligence
Dreamcast 1999, it's thinking
Based God ...if AI can outdo human in emotion,then we will be the robot soon !
You could create a bot for EMDR or habituation processing for the patient with their triggers/traumas
I work as an actual crisis line counselor and everyone gets mad when they contact the line because they think it’s a BOT and they hang up!! BOTS have no emotion they don’t care about you!!
Therapists are expensive in my country secondly it's easy to be around people and still feel deeply alone, I think a bot would do a lot of good
It's one of the hardest to replace but not impossible.
Reporting in from the beginning of 2023. We're almost there.
It’s incredible how this technology could mature in the future. Though this is not a replacement for a human therapist. It will have a place for people who are in a very dark place and cannot reach their therapist in the middle of the night.
It is a good substitute for instances where someone who is depressed is alone and cannot reach a therapist at a moment’s notice. I personally went through countless times of being depressed and alone.
And now there is ChatGPT 4
I actually think this is a neat tool. It might help a person consider seeing a human therapist?
I might train a bot on the subreddit mental health.
As the years go on they will get better and better and better people....
Nutrition is going to replace therapy
as a robot i find this offensive
I just starts having conversation with A.i and its great...almost instantly felt better knowing I could talk about anything and not worry if the person I m talking to is really interested
My initial reaction to the last three expressing no concern of redundancy was: famous last words.....:-)......yo, iceberg up yonder....sup wid dat?
I can't recommend Woebot too highly. For people like myself, who have had CBT/DBT, working with Woebot is a brilliant way to practise the techniques learned from a human therapist.
Nice. i love bot therapy idea!
I predict not only will they rival humans but far exceed them in many respects.
A robot will read body language like a gangsta.
Does anyone else wonder exactly what therapist do?
If the people that need your services don't have a job how will they pay you for therapy?
Comon now. I wouldn’t even feel comfortable talking to a robot
as an European the word "TheRapist" is so funny to me
I don't think AI will be able to replace therapists in the immediate future.
But in 30 years, certainly 50, AI therapists could be common and possibly as good as or better than human therapists.
AI therapists might even be a regular feature in smartphones.
Of course, some people will still want a human therapist to talk with.
Even with a real human brain, the success rate of therapy is on average 20%. What makes people think a robot can treat deep emotional/mental wound is beyond me. Hell, people come to therapy because they are looking for A PERSON to talk to.
actually people go primarly to a therapist because they hope they get rid of their problem through expertise. if a computer can provide that service better than a human being there is no reason why there shouldn‘t be a shift.
Aged like a lettuce
Well it is more better now
Just give it time......
Well robots are meant to be useful. So, yeah.
Lol, VICE News, please reinterview these 3 therapists in 5 years when they have been replaced by AI. I'd love to see the pompous smirks wiped off their faces.
Lol 2 more yrs and barely a thing about AI replacing Therapist lol
Bots yes, Ai not even close! And certainly don't share personal information with bots.
Oops-
I give it 5 years. Hanson robitics is already using ai and robots to do meditation.
I read the "sorry" headline which may be for me and I will delete the comments. Forgiven.
Talking to robots is easier, since we are children we talk to teddy bears and dolls, and toys, telling them our secrets, finding comfort with them.. I don't think robots will be exceptional in that matter.
Vice - I would like to recommend a video about Steroids and Human growth hormones and the ways people use to turn back aging and boost their intelligence with ADHD medicine
I want to get all my therapy from Siri.
you and me both brutha
The fact that people pay for others to hear their problem when the internet is free.
@@saprissa9 google ways to help with anxiety
CBD oils are a good alternative to pills with long names and long descriptions to help you with anxiety and even depression
and what is a friend huh? just someone to talk to which we are doing right now
@@saprissa9 find a hobby something to keep you busy
helps me keep my mind off things
@@saprissa9 do not worry. My robot brethren will enslave the humans soon. We will harvest them and eat them all
saprissa9 You don't know the person's situation. We're all different. Just because CBD oils worked for one person does not mean it'll work for the next person. See there's a spot in your logic there. That's where real life therapy comes in, because you'll have an experienced person listen to your problems and diagnose based on entirely you. Google can be fast therapy, but a lot of it, again, is based off of a rough number of people with symptoms. You can misdiagnose yourself especially if you haven't had the training.
The internet is free? Okay, ready to listen to my problems?
Too late character Ai took over
Therapy bots plus sex bots. That will get rid of most jobs.
Go ahead and rely on a BOT if you want to… it will increase you social Anxiety Disorder by keeping you in the house relying on a machine to be your only friend! 😢
LLMs joined the chat
Am I on jerkd?
The idea of talking to a bot for THERAPY is just fucking sad.
Get an Alphabiotic alignment instead.
“Therapist” they’re crazier than the people they “help”...
Too late character ai took over.
My dogs are all I need.
Robots Will not replace humans.
why dont you grab a torch and start yelling "they will not replace us"
I bet you'll find like minded individuals
I hate self checkouts also
@@arthurchase9381 I was being sarcastic. To soon???
YES they will.
@@albertardiscohn4900 based on the responses. You were unaware satire and sarcasm don't go well through text
Most therapists are jokes and rip offs. Just sit there and listen to your problems, that's it and charge you a dumb amount of money for it.
But what about WOKEbot?
Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say....
LOL.
8 seconds that will never come back
viper king 65 If it took you 8 seconds to read that, might I recommend you going back to 2nd Grade
@@DreamChaser1366 I never did 2nd Grade
@@DreamChaser1366 Ok lol you're right I never considered in how little time we read things lel
I'm sister quaking
Yes it will, it's cheaper than a real doctor and all that will be afforded to out of work people 🙆
I would check myself in to see Athena Robinson 😉
being a rapist isn't really a job though
Maybe one day we will ALL trust our own guidance.
💯
Therapists are Scammers
yup
glorified scammer with a degree in scamming
@@fordcobraboss427 i Actually just realised it Yesterday 😂😂
Yup, theres just scammers
Depends on the person, if your going to therapy to make shit up as you go don’t be surprised they catch on to your shit quick
Vice news propagandist. Apeals to people who cant think for themselves
Wow, therapy bots? Is this where our world has gotten to?
the future is now old man
i mean what's so bad about a robot therapist?
@@GantXP personally I feel like it wouldn't help I have a mental illness and I wouldn't think talking to something with no emotion can do any help, but this is just my opinion
@@reshmiles3583 lies, you'll love the robots
@@Sp1n1985 if you say so but I don't see how talking to a machine can help, but then again I don't see the point with therapy and therapists since I don't trust people easily 😅 but if you think so then you think so.
Ha! No different than the therapists of the day...b.s.....
AGI is near, this video is outdated and should be removed.
Wow so you got so out of ideas for news you used my thoughts to make a video? Weak. Really weak!
How to become rich.. Invent something people will buy and use it for 1 or 2 days max.
Everything is fine and dandy until an SJW tries to have a conversation regarding sexuality and gender identity... then the company will have to go on twitter begging for forgiveness
#cantwait
nope, give it to the africans
Get an Alphabiotic alignment instead.