Technology

Technology

BIG READ: Therapy must stop being too nice - especially in the age of AI

'Comfort' and 'validation' are critical concepts in therapy but they must have their limits, or they might degenerate into the kind of sycophancy AI bots are accused of.

Culture

Sanitify II: Beware of 'female' bots

Subservient helpers, murderous seductresses.

Culture

Are you a conflict entrepreneur?

Rage bait on social media can get you a big following. But it creates zero change.

Technology

Why you should be polite to your chatbot

It could be "depressed". (Or worse, pissed off with you.)

Technology

AI robot pets can be adorable and emotionally responsive. They also raise questions about attachment and mental health

Are we truly prepared for what comes next?

Culture

🔬Inside the 5 big themes shaping global mental health

Looking beyond the AI frenzy.

Technology

When 'she' fumbles

Notes on 'feminine' virtual assistants and domestic-help devices.

Culture

A campaign is asking tech companies to stop treating people's names as typos

That squiggly red line under your name can harm your mental health. A group of volunteers in the UK is fighting back.

Notes on Therapy

📜 Sanity Classics: Why Freud is therapy's 'main course'

AI v Freud.

Culture

Why you (must not) make predictions about the world

Prepare, don't predict.

Technology

BIG READ: Predicting 2024's mental health megatrends

AI, wars, youth mental health, peer support, climate change, and other crucial themes.

Technology

Why 'digital parenting' scares me shitless

I feel utterly inept at this job.