Will artificial intelligence eventually replace psychiatrists?

The dystopian scenario of an 'artificial intelligence takeover' imagines artificial intelligence (AI) becoming the dominant form of intelligence on Earth, rendering humans redundant. As a society we have become increasingly familiar with AI and robots replacing humans in many tasks, certai...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 2021-03, Vol.218 (3), p.131-134
Main Authors: Brown, Christian, Story, Giles William, Mourão-Miranda, Janaina, Baker, Justin Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial intelligence
Behavior
Computational neuroscience
In debate
Intelligence
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Patients
Psychiatrists
Psychiatry
Robotics
Robots
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Summary:The dystopian scenario of an 'artificial intelligence takeover' imagines artificial intelligence (AI) becoming the dominant form of intelligence on Earth, rendering humans redundant. As a society we have become increasingly familiar with AI and robots replacing humans in many tasks, certain jobs and even some areas of medicine, but surely this is not the fate of psychiatry?Here a computational neuroscientist (Janaina Mourão-Miranda) and psychiatrist (Justin Taylor Baker) suggest that psychiatry as a profession is relatively safe, whereas psychiatrists Christian Brown and Giles William Story predict that robots will be taking over the asylum.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.2019.245