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Good Bot, Bad Bot | Part I: Bot Therapy

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Reddit - I Got Diagnosed by Bipolar?

Sarush and his team had to get clearance from an ethics board to even do the work. They didn't look at specific users or ask to interview any of them. Sarush isn't trying to replace therapists, create the latest greatest Eliza. He's trying to build a bot that might help counteract what he and some of his students see as unhealthy cultural norms around discussing mental illness.

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