Chatbots and Humanistic Counseling: Are Empathy, Unconditional Positive Regard, and Congruence Present in Both?
Generative AI chatbots (e.g., ChatGPT) are now part of humans’ relational milieu. Most people interact with them, and ChatGPT's most frequent usages are akin to common purposes of humanistic counseling: therapy or companionship, finding purpose, and organizing one's life. Studies are emerging from counselor educators...