AI Anxiety Increasingly Discussed in Therapy Sessions

Therapist Candice N. Thompson in Silicon Valley reports that fears about artificial intelligence have become a common topic among her clients, mostly tech industry professionals. Concerns include AI's impact on jobs, humanity's future, resource use, and privacy. Thompson notes this existential anxiety is unprecedented in her 17 years of practice. A recent Pew study found many Americans are skeptical about AI's effects on society and themselves.

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