Ethan Mollick· @emollick · X·· 2026-05-01AI 评分55
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一项针对墨西哥女性的随机试验发现,使用基于认知行为疗法训练的AI对话代理的心理健康应用Mindsurf,在六个月内使使用者心理健康水平提升了0.3个标准差,且未增加严重病例。该干预还改善了睡眠质量、健康行为、日常功能及劳动力市场表现(如减少缺勤),其效益远超成本。尽管使用者寻求传统心理治疗的比例有所增加,但这并非心理健康改善的主因。效果具有持续性,短期使用可通过促进行为的持续改变带来长期改善。
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Randomized trial of an AI therapy chatbot on Mexican women found “improved mental health by 0.3 SD over 6 months with no evidence of an increase of severe cases; improved sleep, healthful behaviors, daily functioning & labor market outcomes”
Big results for a cheap intervention.
AI-powered mental health apps are all the rage. But do they work? This new experiment on women in Mexico says they do! The experiment tested the effects of Mindsurf, whose app (among other things) provides users with access to an AI conversational agent trained on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Over 6 months, app access improved mental health by 30% of a standard deviation. Access also improved sleep quality and healthy behaviors. It also reduced work absences. The program yielded considerably larger benefits than costs. Treated participants were also *more* likely to seek traditional psychotherapy, but this increase does not appear to explain most of the mental health gains. Treatment effects persisted. Participants continued to implement practices promoted by the app. The authors conclude that "even short-term engagement [with AI-powered mental health apps] can produce durable improvements through sustained behavioral change." Cool!在 X 查看被引用的帖子
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