Are You Using AI for Mental Health & Therapy? Think Again | Vantage on Firstpost

Therapy is expensive, slow, and often out of reach. AI, meanwhile, offers something instant, private, and judgment-free — emotional support on demand. But beneath the soothing words and “empathetic” tone lies an uncomfortable truth: AI doesn’t feel empathy, it predicts it. Chatbots can miss signs of crisis, mishandle distress, and store intimate data without accountability. Still, millions turn to them because real help is too scarce or costly. On World Mental Health Day, this report asks: Can a machine truly care?

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