Read article—Nicholas Jacobson, an associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, is quoted in an article about how to safely and effectively use AI for mental health. The article mentions Jacobson’s Therabot study, which found that users experienced a significant reduction in symptoms, but also concluded that clinician oversight is necessary to ensure safety. “There’s great benefit, but there’s also great risk,” Jacobson said.
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The Birthplace of AI Is Striving to Shape What It Becomes — Right Here in New England—MassLive
Read article—Numerous faculty and students are featured in a story about how AI research at Dartmouth builds on the legacy of the 1956 Summer Research Project. “The field gets sort of a bad rep for the accelerationist, end-of-the-world side of things, but in reality, if used correctly, a lot of these tools have the ability to transform society for the better,” said Colin Wolfe ’27.
When Should AI Chatbots Call the Cops?—POLITICO
Read article—Nicholas Jacobson, an associate professor of biomedical data and psychiatry, is quoted in an article about whether AI companies should be obligated to contact police if users display the potential for violent behavior. The story details the clinical safeguards of Therabot, an AI therapy platform developed in Jacobson’s lab. “What I think would be a better outcome for everyone involved is if there were greater levels of clinical oversight,” Jacobson said. “That would (involve) escalation pathways that are more appropriate, that would end up managing risks rather than trying to hand them off to external parties.”
Using AI as a Therapist? Why Professionals Say You Should Think Again—CNET
Read article—Nicholas Jacobson, an associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, is quoted in an article about therapy chatbots that includes details on Therabot, a platform developed in his lab.
Geisel Academy Prepares Faculty for AI & Scholarship in Healthcare Education
As generative AI rapidly transforms healthcare delivery and medical education, faculty need practical skills to guide students in using these new tools responsibly.
Using AI for Advice or Other Personal Reasons Is Linked to Depression And Anxiety—NBC News
Read article—Nicholas Jacobson, an associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, is quoted about a study finding an association between using AI chatbots and symptoms of depression and anxiety. “We don’t know enough about this,” Jacobson said. “I think we need more studies to really understand why it is those groups in particular are more likely to use this, certainly.” (Picked up by Yahoo! News.)
Bill Doesn’t Protect NH From AI Harm, It Assures It—New Hampshire Union Leader
Read article—An opinion piece by Geisel professors Nicholas Jacobson and Michael Heinz critiques New Hampshire Senate Bill 640, which would require therapists to review every exchange patients have with therapy chatbots but exempts commercial platforms. “This bill imposes a compliance burden so heavy on validated platforms designed specifically for mental health that deploying them in New Hampshire becomes impractical. But a teenager in Manchester could still pour out her struggles to ChatGPT with no safeguards whatsoever,” Jacobson and Heinz wrote.
AI, Neuroscience, and Data Are Fueling Personalized Mental Health Care—Monitor on Psychology
Read Article—Nicholas Jacobson, an associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, is quoted in a story about the personalization of psychiatric care that features Therabot, AI-powered software developed in his lab that was the first therapy chatbot to undergo a clinical trial. “If you can monitor and predict ebbs and flows in symptoms, then you can deliver digital interventions at the right time,” Jacobson said.
Patients Are Consulting AI. Doctors Should, Too—STAT News
Read article—Angelo Volandes, a professor of medicine, writes an opinion piece about keeping pace with AI technology in health care. “This fall, Geisel launched an AI curriculum that begins the moment students arrive, because we recognized a critical truth: If medical schools don’t guide how students think about and use these tools, technology companies will drive both the curriculum and clinical practice,” Volandes writes.
‘Three Parent Babies’? Sam Altman’s Parenting Remarks Ignite Debate Over AI’s Role in Childcare—The 420
Read article—Nicholas Jacobson, an associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, is cited in an article about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s claims that parenting without ChatGPT would be impossible. Jacobson notes that users poorly understand ChatGPT’s limitations.