I don't feel AI has something to do in personal counseling. Human behavior is dynamic and every person is unique so adding AI in counseling is not appreciated here. Andb actually Counseling sessions deals with emotions, trauma, and any specific psychological issues.

I consider it a potentially dangerous idea to allow Ai to assist in any way in personal counseling. The counselor themselves, their skills and humanity, are a significant part of the healing that takes place in counseling. Counseling is a complex endeavour, not something that an artificial mind could safely negotiate. Nuances such as tone of voice, body language and facial expression are important components in the process, that are best left to a well trained human.

AI is unavoidable in the contemporary world.AI is envisaged to revolutionised communication.There are different types of AI such as ; Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI).Artificial Artificial intelligence is when a machine mimics human level intelligence or even surpasses it in the case of Artificial Super Intelligence.In Counselling AI can be used in applications to organize the Counselling process, scheduling, statistics, Counsellor allocation among other tasks.In some cases ,AI can be used in situations where a robot plays Counsellor and offers psychotherapy.There are several ethical and moral ramifications of robots offering therapy.A person can log onto an online platform and chat with a robot while venting out.Dealing with emotions requires a human who understands and can empathize appropriately.A machine is that limited in that regard.

AI has its advantages however in counseling sessions AI magu be dangerous. Im not certain that AI can consider human emotions and needs. Even with proper programming. AI can possibly serve a purpose of giving homework ideas and assisting g the therapist directly in a support manner but not during a session. As someone asked who is responsible if harm is caused?

Artificial Intelligence in personal counseling has the potential to provide accessible, scalable, and personalized support to individuals. AI-driven counseling platforms can offer anonymity, flexibility, and round-the-clock availability, making mental health support more widely accessible. However, it's important to ensure ethical considerations, privacy protection, and the integration of human oversight to maintain the quality and effectiveness of the counseling process. Additionally, AI should be seen as a complement to, rather than a replacement for, traditional counseling methods, as human empathy and understanding play crucial roles in therapy.

On the surface the question seems to represent an oxymoron. Personal counseling would seem to imply an exchange between two people. I believe the best counselors use visual clues to know what or how much to say just as well as they use verbal inputs from the client. I realize the AI is likely to 'know all', but should not be allowed to take the place of human interaction.

Very dangerous, considering the law suit currently ongoing, we’re a travel company used AI, it gave incorrect information to a passenger, which in turn coursed a loss of finance to the passenger.

This would be the same as someone sitting there degree and falling due to AI teaching or marking, the university could be held liable, if in there terms and conditions they did not specify that AI would do marking or teaching, and this was not highlighted every time you came into contact with AI.

Another issue could be were AI gave advice, which lead to harm of the individual, which lead to them self harming or death, everyone anywhere near the design of the AI , to which individuals in every department made a decision which lead to the AI giving the advice, could be held responsible personally or collectively.

i used to be a public governor for the NHS, this is the type of thing which would have high level of regulation and need oversight.

I do not think AI is at a stage were this would be safe, how would this get past government safeguarding regulations, what insurance company would offer public liability insurance.

There are so factors which need to be taken into account.

Like others have said, I don’t believe there is a place for AI in personal relationships in counseling. I know therapists who use it for assistance with progress notes, treatment, plans, and so forth. I’m not entirely comfortable with this either. The concern for me is whether or not therapists become dependent upon AI for these tasks. I worry how this might affect the therapist’s continued growth and skills in these areas, as well as how it could impact client/patient care. Simply put, it creates an opportunity for therapists to become lazy. Paperwork is especially tedious, and most therapists would agree that it is the thing they most procrastinate on. Depending upon their setting, it is also the area where new therapists have the least amount of training and support. Conceptualization skills are taught, but they must be practiced and developed over time through experience. Treatment plans are based on the therapist’s ability to conceptualize the client’s case and identify the most relevant needs according to the client’s particular situation. Much of this information is nuanced and subjective based on the therapist’s theoretical orientation. AI May be found helpful as a way to create a “template” to be revised for each client, but overall I am not comfortable with its use in counseling and mental health.

I don’t represent counseling in psychology without empathy...