AI is the World’s largest Relationship Therapist — Clay Cockrell & Tony Fabrikant, CoupleWork AI
Therapist Clay Cockrell and Tony Fabrikant discuss why AI chatbots like ChatGPT—used by hundreds of millions of people for relationship advice—are poor at helping with romantic relationships.
The problem isn't that AI is incompetent, but that it's too agreeable with users: if you ask why your partner doesn't listen, the AI simply tells you that you're right, making you more confident in your position rather than helping you understand your partner better. Real therapists use methods based on John Gottman's research and emotionally focused therapy to actually resolve conflicts. Cockrell and Fabrikant have built a tool that instead starts from what a good therapist does, thoroughly tests it against safety requirements, and learns when it should stop coaching.
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