Hello all! This video started as a curiosity after reading a couple of Reddit posts from individuals who found ChatGPT to be a helpful therapeutic tool (either as an alternative to therapy or in combination with it.)

I thought it would be interesting to test how ChatGPT responds to several different types of therapy-like questions or situations in this very informal "experiment". (Of note, I am neither a therapist nor a GPT, so this is very much a layperson's opinion!).

Related references:

1. ChatGPT outperforms humans in emotional awareness evaluations (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10254409/)

2. The usefulness of ChatGPT for psychotherapists and patients (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-02567-0)

3. https://www.businessinsider.com/company-using-chatgpt-mental-health-support-ethical-issues-2023-1

Timestamps:

0:00-3:30: Intro and what research says about “ChatGPT emotional support”

3:31 - 9:25: Benefits and drawbacks of ChatGPT

9:30 - 12:50: Test #1: Can it provide specific resources?

12:57 - 19:50: Test #2: Can it respond empathetically to specific case studies?

19:59 - 23:11: Test #3: Guided diagnostic screenings

23:12 - 27:20: Test #4: Creating specific “homework” plans/schedules?

27:21 - 29:10: Test #5: Memory check

29:11 - 33:57: Test #6: Identifying personal strengths and areas of growth

33:58 - 39:00: Test #7: Giving philosophical/life advice

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