{"id":169289,"date":"2025-12-05T09:35:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/169289\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T09:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:35:17","slug":"the-ai-will-see-you-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/169289\/","title":{"rendered":"The AI will see you now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    The AI will see you now<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like my friends are drifting away\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really sorry you\u2019re feeling that way. Do you have a sense of why it\u2019s happening, or is it more of a feeling that\u2019s just been building up?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore of a feeling\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat makes sense. Sometimes it\u2019s not about a specific event, but just a shift that happens over time. Are you noticing it in particular situations or with specific friends, or does it feel more general?\u201d*<\/p>\n<p>And so the exchange unfolds, each fresh entry eliciting concern and kindness that draws the user deeper into a secure cocoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of similar conversations are playing out on screens glowing in darkened rooms, dimmed in bright MRT carriages, and in the myriad other public and private spaces we inhabit. They\u2019re part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/health-environment\/article\/3303360\/ai-chatbots-throw-singapores-youth-mental-health-lifeline?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">quiet shift across the island<\/a>. Young people, so often technology\u2019s earliest adopters, are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) tools not just for career advice, travel itineraries or productivity hacks, but for comfort too. High costs and the lingering stigma around therapy continue to make it hard for youth to seek help, and these bots are standing in as their emotional first responders. What are\u00a0some of the pros and cons of embracing generative AI for mental health advice? 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