The rise of AI therapy: How AI will never compare to real thing

As more news comes out about people using ChatGPT or other AI chatbots for couples therapy or mental health advice, it’s raising a lot of questions and concerns – especially following the news that one teen committed suicide and another became violent after following the advice of a chatbot claiming to be a psychologist. Can AI realistically be used as a replacement for psychological care? Bre Teamer gets some answers from psychotherapist, Dr. Kathyrn Smerling.