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[Article] ‘I felt pure, unconditional love’: the people who marry their AI chatbots
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2025
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I think chatbots could be very useful in certain mental health scenarios, limited in scope. Problem being, the very people who use them for mental health are by definition not capable of imposing that scope.
Say you're addicted to $drug.
"Bot, I need help with $drug addiction."
Fair start.
"Bot, is it OK to do $drug?"
Bad start.
"Bot, tell me why I should keep doing $drug."
Aw hell no.
Stories like these highlight the need some have just to talk to someone who will listen. Many have no need of a mental health professional, they just need a non-judgemental ear.
As you've pointed out, llms don't have a sense of morality, principle etc. you can coax a desired output from them, and that makes them prone to confirmation/ reinforcement of a users core beliefs.