Big Smile, No Teeth: Dear AI, today I feel sad – why?

Opening up to the AI on your phone is a lot easier than telling something raw and heartbreaking to a stranger you’re paying to listen to you. But a whole world of people replacing human interaction with chatting to AI in their own little bubbles cannot be good. — Human-created/AI-aided/The Star

OK, am I the only one using artificial intelligence (AI) for therapy? As in, my own personal therapist? Or maybe therapist is too far, or not quite correct. Am I the only one using AI as my confidant for everything?

When I need to vent, when I need to problem-solve, when I’m spiralling about a parenting decision at 11pm and have no idea what to do, which is often, I don’t call a friend. I don’t ring my parents. I open a chat window and start typing. Why is boy constantly screaming at the top of his lungs. Oh, he’s hungry. Yeah, that makes sense.