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You and AI: Intimacy, Agency, and the Roles

Professor Matt Jones · Gresham College

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AI systems are increasingly positioned as supports for anxiety, loneliness, and distress. This lecture examines large language models trained to simulate therapeutic dialogue alongside biofeedback systems that modulate physiological states. We distinguish responsiveness from empathy, asking where AI may scaffold reflection and where automated comfort subtly displaces responsibility.

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  1. AI as Therapist? Intimacy Without Understanding 2026-09-29 · Audio

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Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Matt Jones
Year
2026
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Computer science, Psychology and the brain
Source
Gresham College
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