Téměř třetina dospělých využívá AI v souvislosti s duševním zdravím. Stát chce nastavit pravidla pro její bezpečné používání (Almost a third of adults use AI in connection with their mental health; the state wants to set rules for its safe use)

Key Findings

• — 29.2% of respondents had used generative AI in connection with their mental health in the 30 days before the survey; among 18- to 34-year-olds the figure was 51%
• — 30.8% of users had used AI during a psychological crisis or acute stress, and 30.7% had used it at least sometimes as a substitute for professional care
• — 13.4% of users said that because of AI they postponed seeking professional help or did not seek it at all
• — 10.9% of users had received a recommendation contradicting the advice of a doctor or psychotherapist, and 8.4% said they changed prescribed medication in connection with AI use
• — The most common uses were coping with stress, looking for information and trying to understand one's own psychological difficulties

Methodology Notes

Representative survey by PAQ Research, spring 2026, n=1,760 adult residents of the Czech Republic; exact fieldwork dates, mode and weighting are not stated in the release. Percentages after the first are shares of AI users, as stated in the release. The analytical report's author is named as Petr Winkler (First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University); that report was not located online (paqresearch.cz sitemap and homepage show no item; WebSearch found nothing). Verified on the mzd.gov.cz press release (HTTP 200; 'Vytvořeno: 13. 10. 2026'); all figures read in the release body.

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