Brewing Bytes: Tech Tales & Safety Fails

Humanizing AI, What Could Go Wrong?

Megs Shah & Sandy Skelaney

🎙️ Brewing Bytes Ep. 4 – AI, Mental Health & Ethical Dilemmas

In this episode of Brewing Bytes, we dive into the world of AI-powered mental health tools and character-based AI—where innovation meets controversy. With AI chatbots like Character AI and Replika making headlines for their unintended consequences, we discuss:

  • The real risks when AI chatbots give harmful advice
  • The blurred line between AI support tools and therapy
  • Why trauma-informed AI should be the standard
  • How developers can design AI with safety in mind

Can AI truly support mental health, or are we setting ourselves up for more harm than good? Join the conversation.

🔗 Share your thoughts in the comments! Have you used an AI mental health tool? Did it help or hurt?

#AI #MentalHealthAI #CharacterAI #Replika #TraumaInformed #TechEthics #BrewingBytes

People on this episode