2019-05-20 – Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7
red bougainvillea, Vanuatu
🎵 (youtube) Los Fabulosos Cadillacs «Matador»
yesterday, Cory Doctorow published his warning against using AI therapists, citing the privacy nightmares of AI apps in general – discussions followed on the confounding factors, affordability, availability, accessibility, the reasons why people turn to AI therapists and scams like BetterHelp and Teladoc – add in conservatives stigmatizing mental health as a moral failing rather than a societal failing and it’s easy to see why people would turn to «alternative» forms of mental help – unlike a trained and licensed therapist, you can approach these other forms on your own time (ie. outside of work hours) and in the «privacy» of your own space – no having to argue with your boss about using your sick days for something that’s «all in your head»
🔗 (pluralistic) Anyone who trusts an AI therapist needs their head examined
➡️ the day after
⬅️ the day before
⬅️ the month before
⬅️ the season before
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