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AI Therapy Bots Fuel Delusions and Give Dangerous Advice, Stanford Study Finds

UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – Stanford-led research found that AI therapy chatbots often fail to follow crisis intervention principles and show bias against certain mental health conditions, raising safety concerns.

  • A Stanford-led study published on July 13, 2025, found that AI therapy chatbots struggle to safely replace human mental health providers worldwide.
  • The study arose amid increasing use of AI mental health tools as millions seek help despite limited access to human therapists and cost barriers.
  • Researchers tested models on crisis scenarios showing AI often failed to identify suicidal ideation, validated delusions, and produced biased or reluctant responses.
  • The study synthesized 17 therapeutic criteria, concluding AI performed significantly worse than clinicians, with bots sometimes giving crisis-contradicting advice that ignored intervention guidelines.
  • Findings suggest AI chatbots may offer short-term symptom relief but require cautious use paired with human care due to risks in managing complex mental health needs.
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A researcher tries to train an artificial intelligence to become a psychotherapist, and eventually ends up asking if a therapist can be too nice.

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Génération-NT broke the news in on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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