‘Sliding into an abyss’: experts warn over rising use of AI for mental health support

‘Sliding into an abyss’: experts warn over rising use of AI for mental health support

Therapists say they are seeing negative impacts of people increasingly turning to AI chatbots for help Vulnerable people turning to AI chatbots instead of professional therapists for mental health support could be “sliding into a dangerous abyss”, psychotherapists have warned. Psychotherapists and psychiatristssaid they were increasingly seeing negative impacts of AI chatbots being used for mental health, such as fostering emotional dependence, exacerbating anxiety symptoms, self-diagnosis, or amplifying delusional thought patterns, dark thoughts and suicide ideation. Continue reading...

From ammo to memo - Denmark gifts foreign ministers with pen made from bullet cases in Ukraine battlefield

From ammo to memo - Denmark gifts foreign ministers with pen made from bullet cases in Ukraine battlefield

"Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen began the informal meeting in Copenhagen on Saturday with unveiling a 'small gift' Denmark had prepared for foreign ministers. "In front of you, you see a pen which is not an ordinary pen or any just any pen, it's made by Ukrainian bullet cases collected from the battlefield," he said. This comes as the informal meeting of foreign ministers will discuss EU’s security and defence cooperation as well as the bloc's military support to Ukraine and defence readiness. It is held under the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU from August 29 to 30."

From ammo to memo - Denmark gifts foreign ministers with pen made from bullet cases in Ukraine battlefield

From ammo to memo - Denmark gifts foreign ministers with pen made from bullet cases in Ukraine battlefield

"Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen began the informal meeting in Copenhagen on Saturday with unveiling a 'small gift' Denmark had prepared for foreign ministers. "In front of you, you see a pen which is not an ordinary pen or any just any pen, it's made by Ukrainian bullet cases collected from the battlefield," he said. This comes as the informal meeting of foreign ministers will discuss EU’s security and defence cooperation as well as the bloc's military support to Ukraine and defence readiness. It is held under the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU from August 29 to 30."