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"It just happened to be the perfect thing": Real-life experiences of generative AI chatbots for mental health

2024-07-12

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>The global mental health crisis underscores a critical need for accessible and effective interventions. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, such as ChatGPT, are emerging as a novel solution, but research into their real-life usage is limited. We interviewed nineteen individuals about their experiences of using generative AI chatbots to work on their mental health. Most par...

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Literature Corpus work: 62d2387b-e4fd-5bc3-9aeb-2c1cb534933d
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4612612/v1

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