HebrideanUltraTerfHecate on Nostr: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7g45g2nxno John, a human resources manager in ...
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John, a human resources manager in Shenzhen, told the BBC he appreciated the app's ability to converse "like a friend or a deep thinker".
"I've found its responses very helpful and inspiring. For the first time I see AI as my personal sounding board."
Other users claim that Deepseek is able to tell their fortunes - based on some background information fed to it.
Many young Chinese have recently turned to psychics and astrology as a way of trying to allay their fears of the future.
There is a "significant shortage" of professional psychological counselling services in China, and those available are often "prohibitively expensive" for most individuals, says Fang Kecheng, a communications professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
A number of studies have pointed out that depression and anxiety disorders are growing among Chinese people, and Prof Fang believes the country's economic slowdown, high unemployment and Covid lockdowns have played a role.
AI chatbots therefore help to fill the void, he says.
Prof Nan stressed, however, that people with serious mental health conditions should not rely on these apps.
"Those who have medical needs, in particular, should be seeking help from trained professionals… Their use of AI will have to be scrutinised very closely," she says.
John, a human resources manager in Shenzhen, told the BBC he appreciated the app's ability to converse "like a friend or a deep thinker".
"I've found its responses very helpful and inspiring. For the first time I see AI as my personal sounding board."
Other users claim that Deepseek is able to tell their fortunes - based on some background information fed to it.
Many young Chinese have recently turned to psychics and astrology as a way of trying to allay their fears of the future.
There is a "significant shortage" of professional psychological counselling services in China, and those available are often "prohibitively expensive" for most individuals, says Fang Kecheng, a communications professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
A number of studies have pointed out that depression and anxiety disorders are growing among Chinese people, and Prof Fang believes the country's economic slowdown, high unemployment and Covid lockdowns have played a role.
AI chatbots therefore help to fill the void, he says.
Prof Nan stressed, however, that people with serious mental health conditions should not rely on these apps.
"Those who have medical needs, in particular, should be seeking help from trained professionals… Their use of AI will have to be scrutinised very closely," she says.