[Op-Ed] Mental health: AI listens, but who provides care?
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Amid a shortage of psychiatrists, fear of judgment, and family taboos, artificial intelligence is becoming a substitute confidant for some. Psychiatrist Youssef El Hamaoui takes stock of what we know, what we don’t know, and the risks involved. No one knows how many Moroccans turn to artificial inte