[angrydev]

Exactly. Stop fooling people into thinking there’s a human typing on the other side of the screen. LLMs should be incredibly useful productivity tools, not emotional support.

[halifaxbeard]

How would you propose we address the therapist shortage then?

[nikkwong]

Who ever claimed there was a therapist shortage?

[treyd]

It's a demand side problem. Improve society so that people feel less of a need for theapists.

[abeppu]

I think therapists in training, or people providing crisis intervention support, can train/practice using LLMs acting as patients going through various kinds of issues. But people who need help should probably talk to real people.

[neilwilson]

Remember that a therapist is really a friend you are paying for.

Then make more friends.

[ahmeneeroe-v2]

outlaw therapy

[NullCascade]

I don't know why you're being downvoted. Denmark's health system is pretty good except adult mental health. SOTA LLMs are definitely approaching a stage where they could help.

[93po]

something something bootstraps

[93po]

Food should only be for sustenance, not emotional support. We should only sell brown rice and beans, no more Oreos.

[spaqin]

Oreos won't affirm your belief that suicide is the correct answer to your life problems, though.

[nikkwong]

The point the OP is making is that LLMs are not reliably able to provide safe and effective emotional support as has been outlined by recent cases. We're in uncharted territory and before LLMs become emotional companions for people, we should better understand what the risks and tradeoffs are.

[glitchc]

Maybe there is a human typing on the other side, at least for some parts or all of certain responses. It's not been proven otherwise..