Many people, especially teens and young adults, are turning to AI chatbots for mental health support — even if they're in therapy.
This interactive lets you choose between three hypothetical scenarios. Each features a common mental health problem that WBUR put to one of today's leading generative AI platforms.
The case descriptions were provided by Dr. John Torous, a Boston-based psychiatrist and researcher who studies how people use AI for psychological support and how chatbots respond.
After the conversations play out, several Boston-area therapists enter the chat to offer insights into what the chatbots did well and where they fell short.
Grab a beverage. The bots are chatty.
