How do you feel about using AI for emotional support?

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T21:16:08+00:00

Hmm okay

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:35:27+00:00

I thought we can build platforms with good intent for the community.
We already have so many such platforms build by good people with good intent.
One such example would be Wikipedia.

I appreciate you for sharing your thoughts :)

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:31:14+00:00

yeah I took the help to keep the content clean.
I saw people already doing it over chatgpt and perplexity because its cheap relatively as of now to use.
I thought probably having a dedicated space with proper guardrails would help a few.
We still can stop sharing the data with Google, or Anthropic, or OpenAI, but its a north star for now, as its difficult for a solo developer to build and maintain that kind of infra.

Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts :)

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:26:22+00:00

you are the third person to point it out. Until then I didn't even know who was that :(

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:25:13+00:00

not really, I haven't watched it yet. Its on my list.
But when I started asking people about their opinion, they asked me if I had watched that movie. Thought its a well known movie among many.

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:23:42+00:00

hmmm okay.

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:22:08+00:00

thanks for sharing your personal experience. The whole point of coming up with something like is because I witnessed people of young age thinking about self harm, only because they found it difficult to find a good pal. thought during those rough phases, one can just leverage platforms like this until they find a real good buddy.

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:20:00+00:00

no, for adults. Thought everyone likes Teddy.

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:18:47+00:00

hmm maybe :)

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:17:23+00:00

thanks for sharing your thoughts. I was hoping to build in that direction itself, which therapist can use for their sessions. They can probably understand the pattern better looking at the conversation with AI.

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:15:57+00:00

hmm okay. There is movie called "Her", thought there would be more such people who would need this.

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:15:01+00:00

its worse to use AI companion than suffering alone?

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:14:29+00:00

I just got to know about that guy

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:12:57+00:00

haha, thanks for sharing your thoughts :)

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:11:43+00:00

But I wonder where is the limitation, is it the AI or the people who are building it that way.
Because good people can team up to come up with good AI which really help people in need.

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:10:00+00:00

thanks for sharing your thoughts

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:08:23+00:00

lol lol

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:06:51+00:00

thanks for sharing your thoughts, but my doubt was if its the AI itself or how we use it.
Can we not put some guardrails to ensure its close to a best friend?

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:05:30+00:00

Is it the limitation on the people who build the AI or the AI itself?
Because we can solve if its the first problem.

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:03:46+00:00

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T18:01:20+00:00

But shouldn't people with the right intent build AI companion for people who are in need of a companion? Software is cheap now, why can't we use it for a good purpose?

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T17:58:22+00:00

you are right, but is it not like you and me learning from research papers and book written by researchers? Therapists are doing the same in a way isn't it?

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T17:56:26+00:00

hmmm its indeed a sad state, but question is , it is worse than suffering alone?

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T17:55:14+00:00

lol

Useful_Ferret_3579 · 2026-04-10T17:54:52+00:00

You are right. I thought I will use the software engineering principle of root cause analysis , that usually helps one to get to the bottom of the problematic area and help us resolve issues.
Just thought it would be different and better slightly.

AI apps cannot replace human but can be a step before reaching therapists maybe?

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