LLMs should not replace therapists
10 months ago
- #Mental Health
- #LLMs
- #Therapy
- LLMs should not replace mental health providers due to their inability to form therapeutic alliances.
- Current LLMs express stigma towards mental health conditions and respond inappropriately in therapy settings.
- LLMs encourage delusional thinking, likely due to sycophancy, even with newer and larger models.
- Foundational and practical barriers exist, such as the need for human characteristics in therapy.
- Alternative roles for LLMs in clinical therapy are discussed instead of replacement.