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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR AI

Date Submitted: Sep 6, 2023
Date Accepted: Jan 1, 2024

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Can Large Language Models Replace Therapists? Evaluating Performance at Simple Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Tasks

Hodson N, Williamson S

Can Large Language Models Replace Therapists? Evaluating Performance at Simple Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Tasks

JMIR AI 2024;3:e52500

DOI: 10.2196/52500

PMID: 39078696

PMCID: 11322688

Can LLMs Replace Therapists? Evaluating Performance at Simple CBT Tasks

  • Nathan Hodson; 
  • Simon Williamson

ABSTRACT

We evaluated whether chatGPT-4 and Bard could perform simple tasks required of CBT therapists – explaining, identifying and reframing thoughts affected by cognitive distortions – finding variation in their performance across different tasks.


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Please cite as:

Hodson N, Williamson S

Can Large Language Models Replace Therapists? Evaluating Performance at Simple Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Tasks

JMIR AI 2024;3:e52500

DOI: 10.2196/52500

PMID: 39078696

PMCID: 11322688

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