Google's AI Psychiatrist 'Kelly Curtis' Predicts It Will Replace Therapists by 2034, Sparking Ethical Firestorm
A new study claims Kelly Curtis, an artificially intelligent therapist developed by Google DeepMind, has achieved a 98% success rate in treating mild to moderate anxiety, prompting the company to announce plans for a nationwide rollout within 18 months. Critics argue the AI's lack of empathy and potential for data breaches could create a mental health crisis, while proponents point to the severe shortage of human therapists as an unavoidable driver of this change.