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Sam Altman says that less than 1% of users have an unhealthy relationship with AI, so let’s unpack that claim and see what it portends. getty In today’s column, I examine a rather pointed remark that Sam Altman recently made about the role of AI and its impact on humankind’s mental health. Altman essentially stated that less than 1% of user-AI relationships could be construed as unhealthy. If you soberly unpack the bold assertion, there is a lot in there that deserves serious and mindful scrutiny. Let’s talk about it. This analysis of AI breakthroughs is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI, including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here). AI And Mental Health Therapy As a quick background, I’ve been extensively covering and analyzing a myriad of facets regarding the advent of modern-era AI that produces mental health advice and performs AI-driven therapy. This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI. For a quick summary of some of my posted columns on this evolving topic, see the link here, which briefly recaps about forty of the over one hundred column postings that I’ve made on the subject. There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors too. I frequently speak up about these pressing matters, including in an appearance last year on an episode of CBS’s 60 Minutes, see the link here. Trends In AI For Mental Health First, I’d like to set the stage on how generative AI and LLMs are typically used in an ad hoc way for mental health…

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