# You and AI: Intimacy, Agency, and the Roles

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Matt Jones
- Year: 2026
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/ai-intimacy)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [AI as Therapist? Intimacy Without Understanding](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-ai-intimacy/a9820dc1b6ea) (Audio)