Chat bots as therapists. Apps that can track your mood and behaviour, offering earlier detection of psychiatric illness.
There's a lot happening at the nexus of mental health and AI – some of it promising, some of it perilous.
Today, science writer and author of The Silicon Shrink, Daniel Oberhaus, takes us on a journey through this emerging space. We'll look at the potential benefits, the major limitations and the ethics of adding AI into our mental health mix.
And just a heads up, this episode touches on the topic of suicide, please take care while listening.
Guest:
Daniel OberhausScience writerAuthor, The Silicon Shrink: How Artificial Intelligence Made the World an Asylum
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- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Isabella Tropiano
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