The Future of AI in Mental Health: Safety, Therapy, and Human Judgment with Dr. Alyssa Dietz

Podcast: Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology · Ernest Wayde

Opublikowano: 2026-09-01

In this episode of Beyond the Couch, Dr. Ernest Wayde sits down with Dr. Alyssa Dietz, a clinical psychologist whose career spans academia, clinical practice, digital therapeutics, and technology-enabled mental health care. Dr. Dietz shares how her work evolved from researching digital interventions and training future therapists to developing and evaluating AI-supported mental health tools. She discusses how AI can help expand access to evidence-based care, where it performs well in areas such as skills training and pattern matching, and why human clinical judgment, context, and nuance remain essential. The conversation also explores what responsible AI looks...