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According to the software and technology experts at Cloudflare, Generative AI services grew in popularity by 251% between February 1, 2024, and March 1, 2025.

This isn’t surprising, really. People are using it for everything from writing job applications to replacing what would have been a Google search. While this is interesting to say the very least, there are some trends that are a little concerning.

One that I had noticed a lot on TikTok was users admitting to relying on Open AI’s generative AI chatbot Chat GPT to provide therapy services. One user gained 3 million likes with her post saying: “My favourite animal is me using Chat GPT as a therapist.”

i use it everyday #fyp#chatgpt

Of course, this is understandable. According to an analysis of NHS data by charity Rethink Mental Illness, eight times as many people are still waiting for mental health........

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