Can AI help solve the mental health crisis? With Vaile Wright, PhD
Jul 16, 2025•30 min•Ep. 341
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Episode description
People are increasingly turning to chatbots for mental health advice and support – even as researchers work to develop safe, evidence-based AI mental health interventions. Vaile Wright, PhD, discusses the promises, limitations and risks of AI in mental health; how AI tools are already being used in mental health care; how these tools could help expand access to care; and how AI might change what therapy looks like in the future.
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