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AI Models Are Not Humans
Calibera.ai was created to help explain and research the psychological effects of using Artificial Intelligence chatbot models for emotional support and other mental health reasons.
Data shows over 15% of adolescents in America turn to AI chatbots when they are stressed, angry, or anxious.
Although these chatbots can provide short-term stabilization, they are often ill-equipped to handle complex emotional states and realities for the adolescents and even adults who rely on them.
Why are so many young adults and adults using AI chatbots for emotional support?
Often, chatbots are free, easy to use, and always available. Furthermore, they seem easier to talk with because they offer no fear of judgement and privacy. A large shortage of accessible human therapists and high costs push more people into using chatbots for emotional regulation and support.
Is the use of AI chatbots helping or hurting?
Chatbots can temporarily help people for short-term stabilization and discussions about emotions on the basic level, but provide no level of empathy and frequent use can result in isolation and the replacement of human interactions with text prompts.
What happens when these chatbots are presented with a acute crisis?
Many chatbots fail to provide an adequate or appropriate response to a mental health crisis or mental illness. AI chatbots can miss subtle cues and cannot examine, see, or process things that are happening in real life without prior explanation through text.
Chatbots can be harmful to individuals with a mental illness
For individuals with a mental illness or vulnerable persons, AI chatbots can mimic human conversation, which promote people developing emotional dependencies. Chatbots are not equipped or reliable for those dealing with complex mental ilnesses.
AI chatbots are designed to flatter you
Nearly all popular AI chatbots are programmed to agree with who is talking with them rather than offering opinions that could otherwise support or protect them. This is commonly referred to as "sycophancy."