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Artificial intelligence is transforming how we gather information and communicate with one another.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also changing how some people seek out mental health care.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But what happens when this sophisticated technology is used to deal with serious mental health issues?<\/p>\n

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This episode was produced by Jason Fuller, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane and Valentina Rodriguez Sanchez. Our director is Jonas Adams.<\/p>\n

It was edited by Diane Webber and Tinbete Ermyas.<\/p>\n

Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.<\/p>\n

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Artificial intelligence is transforming how we gather information and communicate with one another.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also changing how some people seek out mental health care.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But what happens when this sophisticated technology is used to deal with serious mental health issues?<\/p>\n

For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This<\/em>, sign up for Consider This<\/em>+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Email us at considerthis@npr.org.<\/p>\n

This episode was produced by Jason Fuller, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane and Valentina Rodriguez Sanchez. Our director is Jonas Adams.<\/p>\n

It was edited by Diane Webber and Tinbete Ermyas.<\/p>\n

Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-consider-this-from-npr"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat happens when AI chatbots handle a mental health crisis? - Best USA Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=6731\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What happens when AI chatbots handle a mental health crisis? - Best USA Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Artificial intelligence is transforming how we gather information and communicate with one another.It\u2019s also changing how some people seek out mental health care.\u00a0But what happens when this sophisticated technology is used to deal with serious mental health issues?For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.\u00a0Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This episode was produced by Jason Fuller, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane and Valentina Rodriguez Sanchez. 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