Is AI as Safe As We Think it Is?

About this episode

Jonathan Green interviews Dr. Sonja Batten to discuss the safety of AI in relation to mental health and vulnerable populations.

In this episode, Jonathan sits down with clinical psychologist and AI ethics expert Dr. Sonja Batten to explore a critical question: Is AI as safe as we think it is—especially when it comes to our mental health, our kids, and vulnerable populations like veterans? Dr. Batten brings decades of experience in mental health, military/veteran care, and systems-level policy to unpack how AI is already interacting with loneliness, depression, social skills, and even national security. Together, she a...

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Sonja Batten

Topics covered

• AI safety
• mental health
• ethics
• vulnerable populations
• loneliness
• depression

Keywords

• AI ethics
• military care
• social skills
• national security

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