Jonathan Haidt

online.

And then personally as a doctor, I was a talking head during the pandemic for lots of news channels about the vaccine.

I have a background in public health as well.

immense distrust and mistrust in establishment and experts.

And so it's like, I'm going to do my own research.

I'm not going to go see a doctor or a therapist.

I'm going to talk to my chat bot.

And also, I mean, you know, let's keep it real, the cost, right?

So people are struggling.

They're in financial crises.

There's an unmet need, yes, for human connection, but also for good therapy or, you know, good medical care because there is such a need because of the pandemic and

And people aren't getting the care that they need, that they deserve.

There's so many factors here.

And so what I've been focusing on this year particularly is learning about AI chatbots, how they are influencing mental health, what is actually happening.

Because I'm a human first, AI second person.

And it's like my work focuses on high touch.

And AI is high tech.

And this is the first intervention that we are seeing that is high tech that is becoming high touch.

And that scares me.

It's called Bot Brain, How to Stay Calm, Resilient, and Human in the Face of AI.