Recommendations for the ethical use and design of artificial intelligent care providers

Nearly half a century ago Joseph Weizenbaum introduced ELIZA, the first simulation of a psychotherapist [1]. ELIZA, also known as DOCTOR, was a simple computer program that was capable of mimicking the question and response conversation of a psychotherapeutic interview. A few years later, psychiatrist Kenneth Colby developed a program called PARRY that simulated a person with paranoid schizophrenia [2]. Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and associated technologies, such as virtual reality, natural language processing, and affective computing have enabled the creation of artificial intelligent agents in the form of highly realistic simulated psychotherapists, counselors, and therapeutic coaches.
Source: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Source Type: research