One in five Australians will experience mental health issues. With loneliness has been held as a strong factor for this, with a reported one-in-three suffering loneliness in the country.

Many have sought out artificial intelligent applications or generative AI chat functions to mend this void. This has shown to improve the situation however there are concerns of how effective it actually is.

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Produced By: Jhames Montemayor

Featured In Story: Indra Mackie , and Michael Cowling

First aired on The Wire, Thursday 11 January 2024