The Silent Impact Project: What we’re calling for
PUBLIC AWARENESS
Most of the people using AI tools today have no idea how these platforms are designed or how they can affect our mental health wellbeing. From chatbots that mimic emotional intimacy to algorithms that amplify anxiety and self-doubt, the risks are real and largely invisible. This is what we call ‘The Silent Impact’. We believe everyone deserves to understand what they are interacting with to make an informed decision.
If it is true that ‘Knowledge Is Power’, we deserve to claim this power back and acknowledge what chatbots are made for, how they work, and what kind of impact they have on our lives, brains, and relationships.
Raising public awareness is about honesty, transparency, and clear information; it is about people and their freedom to choose; and it is about holding AI companies accountable for the systems they are building and the consequences of them for humanity.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CLINICAL OVERSIGHT
AI chatbots are not therapists. And we need to open a conversation about that.
Many of these tools are being used by people in genuine distress, yet they are built without proper therapeutic training, clinical supervision, or ethical frameworks to guide them. Right now, there is little to no accountability for the advice these chatbots give, and that is simply not good enough. We are all exposed to random and inaccurate information and unsupervised guidance, which are designed to reach the general audience. Every individual, though, deserves personalised support that addresses their needs, goals, and unique life experiences, skills, and backgrounds.
We are calling for AI tools operating in mental health spaces to be developed and supervised by qualified professionals and held to the same ethical and deontological standards we expect from human practitioners.
These standards are not negotiable. They are the bare minimum AI companies must comply with.
REGULATION OF THE PLATFORMS AND ACCOUNTABILITY
At the moment, the companies building AI systems are largely setting their own rules, and the most vulnerable people are paying the highest price.
We are calling for clear and enforceable regulations that hold AI companies accountable for the impacts of their products on our mental health wellbeing. This means transparency about how AI systems work, independent safety assessments, and real consequences when harm occurs. Because we, as people, as communities, as human beings with real lives and real struggles, deserve so much better than a Far West where everyone plays by their own rules, speculates on our health, hides away when issues come up, nobody is held accountable, and those building these systems walk away untouched by the harm they leave behind.
Technology should serve people and better the world. This is what we were promised, but this is not what we are receiving.
