The Companion Trap: Why People Choose General AI Over Purpose-Built AI for Mental Health
Send us Fan MailWhy general-purpose AI keeps winning the mental health advice fight, and what gets lost in the processHundreds of millions of people already ask general-purpose AI like ChatGPT and Claude for mental health advice, not because it was built for that, but because it is already open on their screen. A new analysis from AI scientist Lance Eliot breaks down why purpose-built mental health AI keeps losing to pure convenience. This episode covers: the structural reasons general-purpose AI wins by default, the five patterns of how people actually split their usage, the risk of losing…
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