[ExI] First therapy chatbot trial shows AI can provide 'gold-standard' care

[Kelly Anderson]

This is entirely believable to me. I've weaned my girlfriend almost
completely off of "processing" with me. She uses Claude most of the time
now, and says I suck compared to Claude most of the time. I've also used it
to go over things. A Therabot that works with a therapist seems like it
would be even better.

-Kelly

On Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM BillK via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> First therapy chatbot trial shows AI can provide 'gold-standard' care
> Study participants likened AI-powered 'Therabot' to working with a
> therapist
> Date:March 27, 2025      Source:Dartmouth College
>
> <https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250327141529.htm>
> Quote:
> Dartmouth researchers conducted the first clinical trial of a therapy
> chatbot powered by generative AI and found that the software resulted
> in significant improvements in participants' symptoms, according to
> results published in NEJM AI, a journal from the publishers of the New
> England Journal of Medicine.
>
> People in the study also reported they could trust and communicate
> with the system, known as Therabot, to a degree that is comparable to
> working with a mental-health professional.
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>
> AIs have the advantage that they never get tired or irritated and are
> always polite and helpful.
> BillK
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