{"id":22177,"date":"2026-03-03T13:37:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/schools-are-using-ai-counselors-to-track-students-mental-health-is-it-safe\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:37:39","slug":"schools-are-using-ai-counselors-to-track-students-mental-health-is-it-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/schools-are-using-ai-counselors-to-track-students-mental-health-is-it-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools are using AI counselors to track students\u2019 mental health. Is it safe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As hundreds of schools implement an automated monitoring tool, educators say that students can find talking to chatbots \u2018more natural\u2019 than confiding in a human<\/p>\n

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The alert came around 7pm.<\/p>\n

Brittani Phillips checked her phone. A middle school counselor in Putnam county, Florida, Phillips receives messages from an artificial intelligence-enabled therapy platform that students use during nonschool hours. It flags when a student may be at risk for harming themself or others based on what the student types into a chat.<\/p>\n

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\nAs hundreds of schools implement an automated monitoring tool, educators say that students can find talking to chatbots \u2018more natural\u2019 than confiding in a human
\n\u2022 Produced in partnership with EdSurge
\nThe alert came around 7pm.
\nBrittani Phillips checked her phone. A middle school counselor in Putnam county, Florida, Phillips receives messages from an artificial intelligence-enabled therapy platform that students use during nonschool hours. It flags when a student may be at risk for harming themself or others based on what the student types into a chat. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As hundreds of schools implement an automated monitoring tool, educators say that students can find talking to chatbots \u2018more natural\u2019 than confiding in a human \u2022 Produced in partnership with EdSurge The alert came around 7pm. Brittani Phillips checked her phone. A middle school counselor in Putnam county, Florida, Phillips receives messages from an artificial …<\/p>\n

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