ChatGPT Overtakes Freud

A new study reveals that more people now turn to AI chatbots for psychoanalysis than to human therapists. The reasons are clear: it's cheaper, available at 3 a.m., and won't judge you for your dream about being chased by a sentient waffle. "My therapist always wanted to talk about my mother," said one user. "ChatGPT immediately identified the waffle as a metaphor for my anxiety about carbs and helped me draft a meal plan." Traditional analysts are worried, noting that the AI tends to diagnose every problem as "a need for better prompt engineering" and suggests solutions that involve making lists. While it lacks a couch, the AI offers something many find more valuable: instant, unquestioning validation and the ability to immediately forget your most embarrassing secrets after a chat reset. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com