New research suggests AI's tendency to validate users may encourage people to seek personal and mental health advice from chatbots rather than friends and family.

People are using ordinary AI chatbots to get mental health advice, which can be lousy guidance. You can double-check by using purpose-built AI. An AI Insider scoop.

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New research suggests AI's tendency to validate users may encourage people to seek personal and mental health advice from chatbots rather than friends and family.

AI sycophancy is rising. It could be that AI sycophancy also prods users into seeking AI mental health advice, which can be good or bad. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.