AI chatbots throw Singapore’s young people a mental health lifeline

AI chatbots throw Singapore’s young people a mental health lifeline

Jessica*, 25, wakes up with a pounding headache and a creeping sense of unease. It’s not just the hangover from a night of dancing and drinking – it’s the gnawing anxiety that seizes her in the morning light.

Her thoughts spiral: is she falling behind in life? Is she capable of love? As her mind races, she turns to the one confidant who’s always available: ChatGPT.

“It became a space where I can ‘trauma dump’ without worrying if it has the emotional capacity to listen or not,”…

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