2023-06-05 23:00:00
- According to the WHO, in 2019 alone there were almost a billion people with a mental disorder.
- Currently there are people who already use ChatGPT 4 as a psychologist for its ability to start conversations in real time.
- Among the detractors of Artificial Intelligence it is stated that it can never replace human warmth.
It is impossible to avoid technological advancement and even during the last decades the most revolutionary innovations in history have been achieved. There are more and more tools that aim to facilitate all kinds of tasks. Similarly, it is thought that there are tasks for which a machine can replace a human, but could ChatGPT be used as a psychologist?
The current global mental health crisis
First of all, it is necessary to talk about the current panorama of the mental health. The situation is so serious that it is even mentioned that it could be the protagonist of the next pandemic.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) In 2019 alone, there were almost a billion people with a mental disorder. While suicides represent more than one in 100 deaths and 58% of them occurred before 50 years of age.
For his part, mental disorders are the main cause of disability and are also responsible for one in six years lived with disability. While depression and anxiety increased by more than 25% in the first year of the pandemic.
Does ChatGPT 4 work as a psychologist?
Given the above, a new alternative has now been proposed that could help in certain types of situations. Although it has also caused a strong controversy because it could also be counterproductive.
To delve into the subject it is necessary to talk about ChatGPT. It is a chatbot based on the GPT-3 Artificial Intelligence language model and was developed by the company OpenAI. For its elaboration, more than 175 million parameters were used and it was trained to carry out different activities related to language, from translation to text generation.
The latest version so far is ChatGPT 4 and it stands out because it has the ability to start conversations in real time. The only thing required is to receive the instructions in writing and respond immediately. It has even caused discomfort in schools because more and more students are using this tool to do their homework.
But now he has considered using this tool Artificial intelligence to replace psychologists. According to Bloomberg, there are already people who have opted for this alternative as a new form of therapy.
On the one hand, there are patients who are ashamed to ask for help or go to a professional. Many times they are afraid of being judged and in the end a vicious circle is generated because they are never attended to. In the same way, face-to-face consultations are a problem due to the aspect of time.
Given all of the above, some people now use ChatGPT as a psychologist. All they require is to configure the tool to listen to them and offer written reassurance. But although it seems like an innovative idea, it also carries some risks.
In particular it is mentioned that the Artificial intelligence He can solve various problems but he will never be able to match human warmth. Therefore, it is not an appropriate option because the most affected are the patients themselves, since they do not receive complete therapy.
For now, in your experience do you consider that ChatGPT can function as a psychologist?
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