The Chatbot Will See You Now: Tech In Therapy
As Big Tech attempts to algo and chatbot your therapy, advocacy and new law fight to save the art and science of humans helping humans.
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Today on the show Matt and David are joined by Linda Michaels, a psychologist and co-founder of the Psychotherapy Action Network, to discuss all the creepy ways technology companies are weaseling themselves into your therapist's office. From matching services like BetterHelp, to PMC middlemen, and potentially dangerous therapy chatbots, big tech wants to both exploit your therapist (and you) by using your private data for advertising and AI training. They also discuss the business of psychology, and the progress that has been made in states like Illinois, which could serve as a model for the nation.
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Maybe I have the wrong takeaway from this episode, but it sounds like Meta and TikTok should just be taxed to pay for all of mental healthcare in the US. (And I mean traditional therapy, not chatting with meta ai or betterhelp)