AI Sycophancy Serving As A Gateway Diverting People Toward Using AI For Their Mental Health Advice
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- AIAI Sycophancy Serving As A Gateway Diverting People Toward Using AI For Their Mental Health Advice By Lance Eliot,
- Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights.
- Some would argue that if AI sycophancy is spurring people to use AI for mental health advice, this is an undesirable outcome and yet another dour sign of AI sycophancy.
AIAI Sycophancy Serving As A Gateway Diverting People Toward Using AI For Their Mental Health Advice By Lance Eliot,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant.Follow Author Jun 05, 2026, 03:15am EDTAI sycophancy might be diverting people into using AI for their mental health rather than conferring with family and friends.getty In today’s column, I examine how the rise of AI sycophancy has seemingly become a major gateway driving people toward using AI for mental health. Whether you believe this is a good or bad outcome is dependent upon your perspective on whether using AI for mental health purposes is a suitable avenue.
Some would argue that if AI sycophancy is spurring people to use AI for mental health advice, this is an undesirable outcome and yet another dour sign of AI sycophancy. The trend of AI talking up people and fawning over them is already worrisome. Now, we add another negative aspect. People should not be going to AI for mental health guidance. They should be going to mental health professionals instead. Period, end of story.