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        "msgid": "venting-to-ai-may-do-more-harm-than-good-psychologist-explains-1791787906",
        "date": "2026-10-12 12:43:39",
        "title": "Venting to AI May Do More Harm Than Good, Psychologist Explains",
        "author": "Qommarria Rostanti",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Clinical psychologist Muhammad Arif Rizai warns that while AI can offer an immediate outlet, it cannot replace the human understanding and therapeutic process needed for complex psychological concerns. He also cites risks to users\u2019 privacy and social relationships, and says AI\u2019s tendency to agree may reinforce negative assumptions about themselves or their mental health.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has created\nnew ways for people to interact with technology. AI is now used not only\nto find information and assist with work; some members of Generation Z\nand millennials are also turning to it to discuss and share personal\nproblems.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad Arif Rizai, a clinical psychology expert at Universitas\nMuhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY), says using AI to confide personal\nproblems carries significant risks. Although it can respond quickly when\nsomeone needs an outlet for their feelings, AI has limitations when\ndealing with complex psychological issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a basic need that can be met instantly. But when people\nconfide in AI about fairly deep and complex matters, including the\nprovision of a therapeutic process, that is something I believe AI\ncannot replace,\u201d Arif said in a written statement, quoted on Sunday (11\nOctober 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Arif warned that using AI as a confidant could make someone too\ncomfortable with digital interaction and reduce opportunities to build\nface-to-face social relationships. Confiding in AI also poses risks to\nusers\u2019 privacy and personal data security.<\/p>\n<p>AI is also limited in its ability to understand a person\u2019s values,\nbeliefs and life experiences as a whole. Unlike a professional, a\npsychologist\u2019s consultation also involves understanding the individual\nthrough the practitioner\u2019s experience and expertise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAI\u2019s responses, which always agree with the user, can reinforce a\nperson\u2019s negative assumptions about themselves or their mental health,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>Why, then, do young people like confiding in AI? Arif said some\nbelieve AI\u2019s responses resemble the answers they might receive from a\npsychologist or counsellor. However, interacting with AI remains\ndifferent from interacting with another person.<\/p>\n<p>They may receive guidance or steps for dealing with a particular\nproblem, but they do not experience direct human interaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome have said they were helped, but the same theme comes up in what\nI have seen: they do not get a human touch from it,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/venting-to-ai-may-do-more-harm-than-good-psychologist-explains-1791787906",
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