Where does AI liability fall?
This question is an increasingly relevant facet of conversations. I'm grateful for the opportunity to share my thoughts withย Ashleigh Hollowell, M.S.ย in her latestย Behavioral Health Businessย article.
Highlights include:
"While savvy behavioral health providers are consider...
More than half of US teens regularly chat with AI companions.
72% have tried a companion and 52% engage regularly.
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30% it's entertaining
28% curious about the tech
18% it gives advice
17% it's always available
14% it doesn't judge
12% can say things I wouldn't tel...
Shocking findings - when AI becomes the therapy patient.
Hot off the press research introduces a protocol that systematically engages LLMs (ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini) in psychotherapy questions and validated clinical assessments. Basically, they sat AI down on the therapeutic couch.
When asked open-en...
Behavioral science may be the key to unlocking the true power of artificial intelligence.
This Forbes article goes on to say, "Global spending on artificial intelligence is projected to reach nearlyย $1.5 trillion in 2025ย and is on pace to surpass $2 trillion in 2026, but there is an integral ingredie...
The fantasy world of AI companions through the lens of attachment theory.
To begin, few quick definitions...
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A psychological framework addressing long-term bonds people form with others, emphasizing the importance of early relationships with caregivers for emotional development and ...
Behavioral science is the key to successful AI adoption in companies.ย
If you have an AI initiative line item in your budget, ROI will only materialize if you have a corresponding line item for supporting the humans adopting it.
Relegating AI to (only) the IT department fundamentally misunderstands wh...
Most parents think their kids are usingย AI for homework help, or as a glorified Google, but that is not the reality. Most kids are using AI as a friend, as a therapist, and even as a boyfriend or girlfriend.
I cover this and more in Hannah Nwoko'sย article for Parents.
Highlights:
Dr. Wood suggests for ...
Is the future of care hybrid?
Research from Qualia highlights these Gen Z stats:
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โซ๏ธ ๐ณ๐ฐ% of those that hadnโt worked with a human expert before were curious about doing so at some point
โซ๏ธ ๐ฒ๐ฎ% stated they were not comfortable with the idea of usin...
I have a difficult conversation on the horizon.
Maybe you do too.
Perhaps practicing the conversation may ease apprehension or potentially increase the likelihood of mutual success.
There are two ways (definitely more than two ways, but I condense for space) you could approach this if you use AI.
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There's more at stake than you think.
We need to design AI chatbots as a rehearsal for relationship, not a replacement.
Here's the difference:
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1. AI as a training ground
2. Leads to confidence and connection with others
3. By helping practice critical thinking, self-trust, and the capacity for f...
Chatbots are not the end, they are only the beginning.
And we're only at the beginning of the beginning.
I've been saying this for a while, but it's still true today.ย
Paradoxically, we are both at the beginning of the beginning and simultaneously extremely far down the road. Here's what I mean by that...
The rise of the omnibot.
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The role fluidity of chatbots means that one minute they are assisting your work project, the next they are validating your personal turmoil, and later they are flirting with you. They are...everything.
I don't know abo...