Anyone who trusts an AI therapist needs their head examined - Cory Doctorow

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3. If privacy is a concern, host your own LLM Model...

On your own system with Ollama.

I get more than a little annoyed with broad proclamations by reporters with little understanding of what they are writing about.

Note, i am not saying i would ever, or ever recommend LLM's as therapy. Personally, i wouldn't for myself.

I just said that, but could something as simple as an LLM and some simple exercises have helped me get over grief? Probably. I just kept everything internally.

Having said that as well, is simple talk therapy effective?... Can be helpful.
Have I seen where LLM therapy has worked for people? Yes.

Conflicted...yep.

LLM's can do a lot of stuff.