The Independent · Fri 30 Oct

Friday 30 October

Psychologists issue warning over ‘harmful’ mental health advice from AI chatbots

AI-generated summary The British Psychological Society released a survey revealing that psychologists noted a 49% increase in patients seeking mental health support from chatbots in the past year. The British Psychological Society warns that unregulated open access artificial intelligence chatbots provide unqualified and harmful advice that negatively affects client wellbeing.