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Kaiser Therapists Battle to Fend Off Artificial Intelligence

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Michelle Gutierrez Vo, a registered nurse at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fremont, speaks during a rally alongside fellow nurses from across California at Kaiser Permanente on Geary Blvd in San Francisco on April 22, 2024, to advocate for patient safety in the face of artificial intelligence. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)

Airdate: Wednesday, December 17 at 9AM

In recent contract negotiations, Kaiser Permanente therapists asked for language to specify that artificial intelligence would not “replace” humans in mental health care, but the employer has so far refused. Kaiser already uses AI technology in mental health care to take notes and create summaries, but Kaiser therapists worry further use of the technology could usurp their jobs. We talk about the ways AI may be entering our mental health care system and how it could affect therapists and their patients.

Guests:

April Dembosky, health correspondent, KQED News

Jodi Halpern, professor of bioethics and chancellor's chair, University of California, Berkeley

Vanessa Coe, secretary–treasurer, National Union of Healthcare Workers

Anna Benassi, therapist, associate professor and executive director of clinics, California Institute of Integral Studies

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