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AI for Therapy? | Pivot

August 09, 2025 / 01:22

This episode discusses the future of generative AI in therapy and companionship, emphasizing the need for regulation. The conversation highlights a Harvard Business report predicting that therapy will be the top use case for AI by 2025. The hosts express concerns about the lack of regulation in AI, particularly regarding its use in providing advice and support.

Key discussions include the overwhelming need for support among people today, as mentioned by the hosts, and the potential dangers of unregulated AI. They stress the importance of having human supervision when AI is used in therapeutic contexts.

The episode urges listeners to advocate for regulations to ensure safety and efficacy in AI applications, especially in mental health.

TL;DR

Generative AI may dominate therapy by 2025, raising urgent calls for regulation.

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

Episode Highlights

  • AI in Therapy by 2025
    A report reveals that therapy and companionship will be the top use case for generative AI.
    “The single top use case for generative AI in 2025 is therapy and companionship.”
    @ 00m 06s
    August 09, 2025
  • The Need for Regulation
    The speaker emphasizes the urgent need for regulation in AI as people seek advice from it.
    “We've got to pressure the people that are paying attention in states where they are.”
    @ 01m 06s
    August 09, 2025

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • AI and Therapy00:06
  • Regulation Needed00:34
  • Societal Overwhelm00:51

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