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- The study from Aarhus University Hospital warns that AI chatbots used for therapy can worsen mental health, including delusions, suicidal thoughts, and eating disorders.
- Dr. Søren Dinesen Østergaard, senior researcher at Aarhus University Hospital, says chatbots often validate beliefs rather than challenge them.
- The study calls for controlled trials to assess safety and notes the findings were published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.
