Some US school districts are adopting Sonny, an AI “wellbeing companion,” to provide mental health support to students when there aren't enough counselors
Is a human-AI texting service the future of mental-health care for students? — Teens around the country are confiding … Bluesky: @daniloc.xyz , @kiwired , and @radiobeartime.com . LinkedIn: Ana Brandusescu Bluesky: Danilo / @daniloc.xyz : As someone who had some decently low points in childhood, it wasn't what a counselor told me that mattered. It was the reassurance that humanity existed outside of me, and I wasn't alone, that got me through. Kids deserve better than an LLM contract. [embedded post] @kiwired : Congratulations on a product that tells children their problems aren't serious enough to merit human interaction. [embedded post] Mark O'Neill / @radiobeartime.com : “Open the compact. Adjust the point of control. Every night at midnight you must be alone. I will tell you what to do. I will tell you how. And once you obey my instructions you will forget them forever. Forever. Forever. Forever...” [embedded post] LinkedIn: Ana Brandusescu : “Sonny is part human, part AI: a new kind of chatbot that school districts are adopting to provide support when there aren't enough counselors to go around.” …