AI and mental health care: opportunities and oversight

We need robust oversight of AI technologies used to influence and sell a state of mind meant to improve our emotional well-being.

Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett. As we integrate the use of AI into the provision of mental health care, political will and collaboration are required to create a regulatory framework with meaningful oversight to ensure its safe and inclusive use, writes Peter J. Baylis.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PETER J. BAYLIS

May 3, 2023

Advances in the applications of artificial intelligence (AI), from complex data analysis to conversational programs, offer health-care systems substantial opportunities to improve access to, and delivery of, care. As mental health concerns are a leading cause of disease burd...

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