I want to study psychology but won't AI make it redundant in a couple of years? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Cossty@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I know it's not even close there yet. It can tell you to kill yourself or to kill a president. But what about when I finish school in like 7 years? Who would pay for a therapist or a psychologist when you can ask for help a floating head on your computer?

You might think this is a stupid and irrational question. "There is no way AI will do psychology well, ever." But I think in today's day and age it's pretty fair to ask when you are deciding about your future.

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[-] scorpionix@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago

Given how little we know about the inner workings of the brain (I'm a materialist, so to me the mind is the result of processes in the brain), I think there is still ample room for human intuition in therapy. Also, I believe there will always be people who prefer talking to a human over a machine.

Think about it this way: Yes, most of our furniture is mass-produced by IKEA and others like it, but there are still very successful carpenters out there making beautiful furniture for people.

[-] Cossty@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's a fair point.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I was gonna say given how little we know about the inner workings of the brain, we need to be hesitant about drawing strict categorical boundaries between ourselves and LLMs.

There’s a powerful motivation to believe they are not as capable as us, which probably skews our perceptions and judgments.

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