Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Human By Darius Tahir Illustration by Oona Zenda April 17, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/ai-chatbots-therapy-big-risks-few-regulations/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8tT2RjRyPkSuGh5cXubiIy5AH2vaT-yXZeSkdWR9QLdQIMOAUt8wlbo-l3RoxA9EA33Yo4L0TrM4xVMDcqT2FX47Rk3Q&_hsmi=414297350&utm_content=414297350&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, And Hardly Human Vince Lahey of Carefree, Arizona, embraces chatbots. From Big Tech products to “shady” ones, they offer “someone that I could share more secrets with than my therapist.” He especially likes the apps for feedback and support, even though sometimes they berate him or lead him to fight with his ex-wife. “I feel more inclined to share more,” Lahey said. “I don’t care about their perception of me.” There are a lot of people like Lahey. (Tahir, 4/17)