A.I. Anxiety Is Showing Up in Therapy
Patients and providers are processing their uncertainty in real time.
TL;DR
- Therapist Candice N. Thompson notes AI-related fears are a regular part of her Silicon Valley practice.
- Clients, including tech employees, worry about AI's work impact and broader existential risks.
- Thompson has not seen an existential threat like AI in her 17 years of practice.
- Concerns about AI stem from its impact on the workplace, resource consumption, privacy, and security.
- A Pew Research Center study found Americans are skeptical of AI, predicting more negative than positive impacts.
- About two-thirds of those surveyed believe AI is advancing too fast.
- Sociologist Sherry Turkle notes AI contributes to a public feeling of disempowerment.