I, RoboTherapy: Here's What I Learned About Fear, Critical Thinking, and the Future of Human Connection
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5dLove this Behavioral Health Tech What RoboTherapy exposed is something I see repeatedly in this space: clinicians reacting to the idea of AI, not its reality. As AI encroaches on the terrain of care, many clinicians feel threatened and understandably so. But fear, when unexamined, can be professionally paralysing. We need a different conversation. -One that recognises the real capabilities and limitations of AI -One that critically evaluates—not dismisses—emerging tools -One that asks not just “Is AI a threat to therapy?” but “What kind of care ecosystem are we creating?” To the clinicians reading this: You are not replaceable, but you are in a race to articulate your value in a rapidly evolving care landscape. The very qualities that make therapy transformational (human presence, attunement, deep insight) can’t be automated. But they can be overlooked if we don’t make them visible, legible, and irrefutably necessary. I wrote on this today: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-therapy-tools-traditional-practice-profession-scott-vgoac/ For more at the intersection of mental health and AI, join my group of professionals in "Advances in AI for Mental Health". No ads or marketing. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14227119/
🤖 We at RoboTherapy would like to formally apologize… for being too good at therapy. Turns out our AI doesn’t just process emotions, it accidentally causes them.