Hi folks, Pete here. I thought it would be interesting to get AI to generate a question for me. I shared the Web page and stated that I didn't want to introduce any potential bias. This is what Claude came up with. To extrapolate further, we could ask the same question of Gemini, ChatGPT etc to see how they might handle the same prompts. But I can't be arsed with that. I do think the question is genuinely thought-provoking, so a job well done from Claude, and proof that AI has its uses in the right context. Anyhow, go ahead Claude: "You've built a space that runs on the premise that honesty and vulnerability are healing — but you're also visibly performing that honesty for an audience, on a public platform, under a family name. Real therapy is usually private precisely so nothing has to be curated for anyone else's benefit. Do you ever catch yourself softening or sharpening an answer because you know it'll be read — and if so, does that change whether you'd still call this "the purest form of healing," or is the audience actually part of what makes it work for you?"

I'll be honest, I've had no choice. I would have much preferred to have kept my private life private, but I've had to be brutally honest as it is the only thing I could have done to clear my name. The fact it works doubly as a platform for my healing journey makes it an exercise worth doing, and something which I expect I'll continue to do until the day I die. This platform is here for me right now, but it will be here for others in future too. The point regarding softening or sharpening responses because it is being delivered to an audience is an interesting one. Honestly, no. My answers come from the heart and have been thoughtfully constructed, but they are the same answers I'd be giving if I were to be sat on a therapists couch. The only area I can see there being some softening of answers is when it concerns the privacy of others, I've naturally tried to answer questions with privacy of others in mind wherever possible. Though sometimes this has been tricky as whether they like it or not, there are many people who have been involved in my story. Cool question from Claude there! Perhaps there is still a future for AI...