Struggling couples could soon get relationship help from AI 'woebots'

AI'woebots' could be the answer to the growing demand for counselling in the UK, the head of Britain's largest relationship charity said today. A need for more human counsellors has also opened to door to emotional support offered by computers via online chat, text or WhatsApp. Aidan Jones, chief executive of Relate, says that AI chatbots can in some cases offer couples support in the same way a human can. Experts also claim that some people can'open up' more away from a counselling room. Similar'woebots' including one called'Ellie' have already been tested on US Army soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder.