A conversation about AI chatbots being used for emotional and mental support, and how to faithfully navigating a quickly shifting technological landscape.   Resources<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5557278/ai-artificial-intelligence-mental-health-therapy-chatgpt-openai" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Risks & Benefits of chat bots as a therapist</a> <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/large-language-models" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">What is a large language model?</a> <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421067-ai-chatbots-use-racist-stereotypes-even-after-anti-racism-training/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stereotypes in chatbots</a> <a href="https://hai.stanford.edu/news/exploring-the-dangers-of-ai-in-mental-health-care" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stanford study on AI "therapists"</a>

A conversation about AI chatbots being used for emotional and mental support, and how to faithfully navigating a quickly shifting technological landscape. ResourcesRisks & Benefits of chat bots as a therapist What is a large language model? Stereotypes in chatbots Stanford study on AI "therapists"

A conversation about AI chatbots being used for emotional and mental support, and how to faithfully&nbsp;navigating&nbsp;a quickly shifting technological landscape. &nbsp;&nbsp;Resources<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5557278/ai-artificial-intelligence-mental-health-therapy-chatgpt-openai" rel="noopener noreferrer">Risks &amp; Benefits of chat bots as a therapist</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/large-language-models" rel="noopener noreferrer">What is a large language model?</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421067-ai-chatbots-use-racist-stereotypes-even-after-anti-racism-training/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stereotypes in chatbots</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://hai.stanford.edu/news/exploring-the-dangers-of-ai-in-mental-health-care" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stanford study on AI "therapists"</a>&nbsp;

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