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AI for Therapy? | Pivot

August 09, 2025 / 01:22

This episode discusses the implications of generative AI in therapy and companionship, featuring insights on regulation and the need for human oversight.

The conversation highlights a recent report from Harvard Business indicating that therapy will be the top use case for generative AI by 2025. The guests emphasize the importance of human supervision in AI applications, particularly in mental health.

Concerns are raised about the lack of regulation surrounding AI technology. The guests stress the urgency of implementing guardrails to ensure safety as more people turn to AI for support during times of change and insecurity.

Overall, the episode calls for a collective effort to advocate for necessary regulations in the rapidly evolving landscape of AI.

TLDR

Generative AI's role in therapy raises concerns about regulation and the need for human oversight.

Episode

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There's actually a recent report from Harvard Business. Yeah. That says that the single top use case
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for generative AI in 2025 is therapy and companionship. Right. And I just want everybody to sit with
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that right now. Millions of people. It's okay if it is supervised by a human being
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when it's not. When it's not, AI is fundamentally not able to work autonomously. Because one
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of the things that is terrifying about what's happening with AI, and there's lots of wonderful things that are
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happening, but let's just talk about the terrifying thing that's happening. There's zero regulation. Zero. And if we
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have a situation where people are turning to AI in order to get advice, it's already happening, right?
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And the reason why people are turning toward AI is because we are, first of all, as we've already discussed, living
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in an unprecedented moment of change and overwhelm and insecurity. And so you have this backdrop where you've got
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people in a state where they need support. And so there is a huge need. This is the part where we have to go,
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no, no, no. We've got to pressure the people that are paying attention in states where they are.
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So what guard rails would you like to see in place? I I want to see I want to see tremendous
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regulation. [Music]

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Episode Highlights

  • AI in Therapy by 2025
    A report reveals that therapy and companionship will be the top use of generative AI.
    “The single top use case for generative AI in 2025 is therapy and companionship.”
    @ 00m 03s
    August 09, 2025
  • The Terrifying Truth About AI
    The discussion turns to the alarming lack of regulation surrounding AI technology.
    “There's zero regulation. Zero.”
    @ 00m 34s
    August 09, 2025
  • The Need for Regulation
    A call for urgent regulatory measures to ensure safe AI use.
    “I want to see tremendous regulation.”
    @ 01m 13s
    August 09, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • Millions of people.
    AI for Therapy? | Pivot
  • There's zero regulation. Zero.
    AI for Therapy? | Pivot
  • We've got to pressure the people that are paying attention.
    AI for Therapy? | Pivot

Key Moments

  • AI in Therapy00:06
  • Lack of Regulation00:34
  • Call for Action01:06