The Mental Health Impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial intelligence is reshaping many aspects of human life. While some report that AI offers new ways to reach underserved populations in need of information. Social connection, and healthcare access, the mental health impacts of AI have become an increasing area of concern and the focus of scientific research.

 

Please join us as Dr. Hamilton Morrin, a researcher, neuropsychiatrist and doctoral fellow at King's College London, discusses his research on the mental health implications of AI, including:

 

• History of the "mind machines"
• AI chatbots and mental health
• Sycophancy and the rise of "AI psychosis"
• What is "AI psychosis"?
• Benchmarks and potential safeguards
• Future directions

 

About our Presenter:  Dr Hamilton Morrin is an academic neuropsychiatrist at South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Wellcome Doctoral Fellow at the King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. His research focuses on human-technology interactions and his work on 'AI psychosis' has been covered in Scientific American, TIME and the Wall Street Journal.

 

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Location: Via Zoom

Date and Time: Friday, Jan. 16 at 12:25 PM - 02:00 PM (NST)

For more information: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5z4gM_zuTjqdbsmNQm3-rg

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