Re using LLMs as therapists, I’m more skeptical than Kat is, but not by much. Like, maybe LLMs can replace 20% or 50% of therapy right now, not 100%?
My best experiences with therapists were when they could hold threads over several sessions and challenge my blindspots. I expect it will be easier to ignore an LLM telling you something you don’t want to hear, and the LLM probably won’t be able to hold me accountable for doing my homework :P
On the other hand, free on-demand therapy! That’s huge! If you’ve already done therapy before and more-or-less know what you want out of a session, then this seems like it could be a pretty good substitute for ongoing sessions.
Right now, I have a lot of uncertainty that I expect to narrow as I hear more examples of people using the LLMs for therapy.
Thanks for sharing! This is exactly the kind of thing I’d love to see more of on the forum
You mentioned starting ADHD meds? I’d be very interested in reading about the process leading up to that, if you feel like sharing
Do you have a view on using LLMs as therapists as suggested here?
Re using LLMs as therapists, I’m more skeptical than Kat is, but not by much. Like, maybe LLMs can replace 20% or 50% of therapy right now, not 100%?
My best experiences with therapists were when they could hold threads over several sessions and challenge my blindspots. I expect it will be easier to ignore an LLM telling you something you don’t want to hear, and the LLM probably won’t be able to hold me accountable for doing my homework :P
On the other hand, free on-demand therapy! That’s huge! If you’ve already done therapy before and more-or-less know what you want out of a session, then this seems like it could be a pretty good substitute for ongoing sessions.
Right now, I have a lot of uncertainty that I expect to narrow as I hear more examples of people using the LLMs for therapy.
I have a couple blog posts in the works on ADHD!