People could use AI chatbots as therapists, says Facebook’s Zuckerberg

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (pictured) has said people could talk to AI chatbots to tackle loneliness and seek emotional help instead of paying for therapy. In a 75-minute interview with influential tech podcaster Dwarkesh Patel (www.snipca.com/54792), the Meta boss said chatbots could be useful for “talking through difficult conversations”. He acknowledged there’s a “stigma” in confiding in AI, but predicted that “over time, we’ll find the vocabulary as a society to articulate why they are...