This isn't right. Is this the lazy way to deal with mental illness? #AI
"When emotional AI is deployed for mental health care or companionship, it risks creating a superficial semblance of empathy that lacks the depth and authenticity of human connections."
Increasingly sophisticated AI systems can perform empathy, but their use in mental health care raises ethical questions https://theconversation.com/increasingly-sophisticated-ai-systems-can-perform-empathy-but-their-use-in-mental-health-care-raises-ethical-questions-225498 [@TheConversationUK](https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUK)
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