By Guy Hendrikson
The Best Thing About an AI Therapist Is That It Is Awake at 3 a.m. That Is Also the Problem.
Can AI replace a therapist? Not yet, and not safely on its own. A purpose built therapy bot has beaten a waitlist in a real trial, but general chatbots still miss crisis signals and agree with things a therapist would challenge. Use it as a night shift, not a clinician.