Are humans the best healers? There are now hundreds of AI chatbots designed to help with mental health. But some experts warn that they can do more harm than good.
Therapy chatbot gets 78 million messages
Ethereal therapist: The Character.ai platform alone has 475 therapy chatbots. Glossary
AI - A computer programme that has been designed to think.
Therapist - A person who helps someone with emotional or physical difficulties, often through talking to them.
NHS - The National Health Service, the publicly funded healthcare system in the UK. The NHS was founded in 1948.
Avatar - An icon or figure representing someone online.
Psychotherapist - Someone who treats emotional problems and mental health issues. There are over 1,000 types of psychotherapy.
Empathy - The capacity to understand and feel the suffering of others.