CrisisTalk

Is AI Triggering Anxiety and OCD? — Ep 11

Are broad-use AI chatbots reinforcing anxiety and OCD patterns or even creating new ones? A conversation with psychiatrist Elias Aboujaoude, director of the Internet, Health and Society program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and clinical professor of psychiatry and chief of the Anxiety Disorders Section at Stanford University.

You, Me and Your AI Chatbot — How Therapists Are Navigating Chatbot Use — Ep 10

Are AI chatbots shifting the therapeutic landscape and how we relate to one another? A conversation with cyber psychology expert Rachel Wood.

California Jury Finds Meta and Google Liable in Social Media Addiction Case. What Are The Implications for Lawsuits Against AI? — Ep 9

Google and Meta were found liable for the plaintiff’s social media addiction to Instagram and YouTube as a child. A conversation with Matthew Bergman, one of the plaintiff’s attorneys, on how the outcome sets precedent for lawsuits against AI chatbot companies.

Who Reduces Loneliness Better — an AI Chatbot or a Peer? AI and Mental Health – Ep. 8

Is a highly empathetic AI chatbot or a randomly assigned peer better at reducing loneliness? A conversation with researcher Ruo-Ning Li on what she found.

How Are Young People Using AI Chatbots for Mental Health? AI and Mental Health – Ep. 7

Conversation with Shums Alikhan, lead researcher of a new study on how young people are using AI for mental health support.