AI Chatbots for Mental Health: Opportunities and Limitations
Challenges facing China’s development of AI chatbots Several successful implementations demonstrate the potential of AI chatbots. For example, Woebot, a mental health chatbot, has been shown to effectively deliver cognitive behavioral therapy to young adults with symptoms of depression and anxiety (Fitzpatrick, Darcy, and Vierhile, 2017). Such examples highlight the potential of chatbots to provide…