AI Therapy - What are my views?

This could be an article on the pros and cons of asking a chat bot or AI to discuss what is troubling you? but let’s stop it there and change track…

What is it the most meaningful part of our human experience? You would be forgiven for saying the beauty of the natural world but, setting that aside, I would say it is the experience of connecting with another human being: family member, friend or loved one.

Another question: What are your happiest memories? I suspect there is a strong possibility that those memories when recalled, feature some of those people; they were in fact, precious & happy memories because they where experienced with other people dear to you.

Think for a moment, about wonderful feelings that everyone deserves: to feel listed to, to feel understood and that another human being is taking the time to listen and understand YOUR experience of the world – for me that is one of the most healing aspects of giving or receiving therapy.

You have borne your soul in the presence of another person; you have taken down the mask and shared how you are encountering your life. Done correctly, therapy will offer you a non-judgemental space to speak freely and be listened to, for someone to acknowledge the highs and lows, the happiness and the suffering and to validate that it has, as you are describing, been YOUR experience.

This is something that can not be replicated by a machine, an artificial intelligence or an immersive headset and never can be, only another human being can give you this feeling, only another human being can witness you in the therapy space.