Machines can do most of a psychologist’s job. The industry must prepare for disruption

John Micheal Innes; Ben W. Morrison

Machines can do most of a psychologist’s job. The industry must prepare for disruption

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Psychology and other “helping professions” such as counselling and social work are often regarded as quintessentially human domains. Unlike workers in manual or routine jobs, psychologists generally see no threat to their career from advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation. Academic rigour, journalistic flair.
Publisher	The Conversation Media Group
Publication status	Published - 9 Feb 2021

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Machines can do most of a psychologist’s job. The industry must prepare for disruption

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