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It’s cheap, quick and available 24/7, but is a chatbot therapist really the right tool to tackle complex emotional needs?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•9 months agoYou could just run your own. There are plenty of open source models that don’t answer to any company.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•9 months agoWhy dont i just give myself therapy? I know way more about what is going on in my head than anyone else does.
minus-square@UsernameblankfacelinkEnglish3•9 months agoBecause what’s going on in your own head a would taint your treatment plan and cause it the be a self-defeating plan.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoMaybe one day that’ll actually be possible.
You could just run your own. There are plenty of open source models that don’t answer to any company.
Why dont i just give myself therapy? I know way more about what is going on in my head than anyone else does.
Because what’s going on in your own head a would taint your treatment plan and cause it the be a self-defeating plan.
Maybe one day that’ll actually be possible.