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When Your AI Therapist Has a Hidden Bias
Episode 32 of AI Ethics with Fexingo examines the unregulated world of AI-powered mental health chatbots. Lucas and Luna discuss a recent study finding that popular therapy AIs exhibit racial and socioeconomic bias in their responses. They dive into the case of a chatbot that recommended different coping strategies based on a user's implied income level, and explore why these systems lack clinical validation. The hosts question whether these tools could do more harm than good for vulnerable users, and what ethical obligations developers have. Specific examples include a 2025 analysis of five…
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