May is Mental Health Awareness month and although taking care of our mental health is no longer a taboo subject, it can be prohibitively expensive or require months on a waiting list. Artificial intelligence won't beat a trained therapist or mental health professional (so please speak to someone if possible) but the likes of ChatGPT may be able to provide a useful stopgap.
ChatGPT will always implore you to seek professional help and, if prompted, offers a generic list of helpful techniques. It's similar to how a Google search would operate, but the conversational acumen of OpenAI’s software could be a real help with talking therapy. Specific approaches, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), may also benefit from an AI infusion.
