Exploring the World of AI Therapy

Artificial intelligence (AI) is slowly becoming a major part of our society. Everday more and more people begin to rely on AI for a variety of tasks in their daily routines. While most people use AI for innocuous reasons such as answering basic questions like a search engine would, today we’re here to discuss one of the more harmful uses of AI: AI therapy chatbots aimed at our youths. In this episode of Shrinking it Down: Mental Health Made Simple, Gene and Khadijah are joined by forensic psychiatrist Dr. Andy Clark to discuss the growing role of AI chatbots in mental health support. From lacking empathy and clinical judgement to dangerously endorsing harmful behaviors, we explore the promises and pitfalls of AI Therapy for our young people. Tune in to learn more!Media List:Andrew Clark, M.D.The Risks of Kids Getting AI Therapy from a Chatbot (TIME)Adventures in AI Therapy: A Child Psychiatrist Goes Undercover (MGH Clay Center)The Ability of AI Therapy Bots to Set Limits With Distressed Adolescents: Simulation-Based Comparison Study (PubMed)Harry Harlow Monkey Experiments (Simply Psychology)Illinois Bans AI Therapy (National Law Review)The Rithm ProjectEpisode music by Gene BeresinEpisode produced by Spenser Egnatz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.