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狈别补谤濒测听聽will experience a diagnosable mental health condition at some point in their lives, yet access to timely, affordable, and effective mental health care remains inadequate. Meanwhile, generative-AI 鈥渃hatbots鈥 like ChatGPT and Character.AI have become ubiquitous in the past few years鈥攁nd more and more people are turning to them for mental health support. With headlines emerging about 鈥淎I psychosis鈥 and tragic cases of suicides allegedly linked to chatbot use, the question is urgent: what role can (or should) these tools play in mental health support?
This timely conversation will explore what research exists on mental health-related use of chatbots among the public and what questions are still unanswered. It will provide perspectives from clinicians, researchers, and technology experts about the potential and risks and benefits and discuss safeguards put in place by governments, organizations, and individuals to protect users of these platforms.
Agenda
3:00 pm | Welcome
3:05 | Discussion
- 聽(Moderator), Professor, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
- , Chief Medical Officer, The Jed Foundation
- , Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute
- , Director, Digital Psychiatry Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- , Senior Director, Office of Health Care Innovation, American Psychological Association
3:50 | Audience Q&A
4:25 | Closing Remarks
4:30 | Adjourn
This event is part of the 探花app’s Health in the Headlines series.
