Homo Digitalis gave an interview to the Greek newspaper “TA NEA” and journalist Natalia Dionysioti on the risks associated with the increasingly common phenomenon of AI-powered “digital assistants” being used as psychotherapists.

Our organisation was represented by our Executive Director, Eleftherios Chelioudakis, while valuable insights were also provided by Dr. Dimitrios Papadimitriadis, psychiatrist and psychotherapist.

We should keep in mind that when we share thoughts or information with a chatbot, we are not entrusting them to a mental health professional, but to a private technology company. Even when data protection policies and legal safeguards are in place, in practice users have very limited control over how their data is processed or how it may be used in the future.

Looking at it from a different perspective, we would hardly share our most personal thoughts with a company that manufactures shoes or soft drinks. So why do we do it so easily with a technology company?

We would like to sincerely thank the journalist for her interest in our work and initiatives! You can read her article here!