“Chatbot is very intrinsically, I think, a western concept because it kind of assumes that everyone who feels depressed or sad wants to talk about their experiences, or seek help but I have a hard time [with this].”
“Meet ChatPal, the European Bot Against Loneliness,” Algorithm Watch, by Nathalie Koubayová, May 22, 2023: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/chatpal-european-bot-against-loneliness