ChatGPT therapy: The Lebanese turning to AI for mental health support

Beirut, Lebanon – By the time Zainab Dhaher and her family fled their southern Lebanese village last September, Israeli shelling had become relentless. They packed what they could and drove 13 hours to Beirut, only to find themselves once again within range of Israeli bombardment. The cycle of displacement repeated. I didn't have time to pack clothes for my children," the 34-year-old mother of two recalls, her voice cracking during a phone interview. "We moved from place to place, and no one helped us. Months after a United States-brokered ceasefire took effect in November, the fear still lingers.