Guardrails or Graveyards: The Urgent Need for Safety in Therapeutic AI
Are AI chatbots crossing dangerous lines?
As language models move into therapeutic spaces, we’re seeing alarming failures: from chatbots encouraging self-harm to reinforcing delusions. In my latest piece, I break down real-world cases, explain why these failures happen, and outline how we can build safer AI systems without sacrificing human care. Safety isn’t optional when vulnerable lives are involved.