Meet the 'doctors' who will talk to you whenever you like - BBC News
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Joy might appear to be my counsellor or my life coach, but the conversation I'm having is actually with a chatbot that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to track emotions and provide mental health support - all through Facebook Messenger.
Welcome to healthcare in the digital age, where smartphone owners have access to their very own doctors and therapists at the touch of a button.
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Seems to me that the effectiveness of any AI therapist would depend on the understanding of the people who programmed it -- I don't see any overwhelming breakthroughs occurring here.
Thoughts? Would you be reassured by a bot?