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General-purpose AI chatbots (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)—designed for broad assistance and conversation, not therapy: They ...

A child tells a psychologist that his parents get drunk and hit him. He begs her not to report to child protection services.

There are many reassurances that AI can boost creativity, but they are often vague on the details. Let’s remedy that.

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