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Once again: The argument appears to be "LLMs cannot be therapists because they are LLMs." Circular logic.

> Generally a non-person doesn’t have skills,

A semantic argument isn't helpful. A chess grandmaster has a lot of skill. A computer doesn't (according to you). Yet, the computer can beat the grandmaster pretty much every time. Does it matter that the computer had no skill, and the grandmaster did?

That they don't have "skill" does not seem particularly notable in this context. It doesn't help answer "Is it possible to get better therapy from an LLM than from a licensed therapist?"



> Does it matter that the computer had no skill, and the grandmaster did?

Yes it does when pondering about the transferability of the skills mobilized to achieve the result (grandmaster status) to other domains.




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