5 AI in clinical practice
Having established ontologically that AI structurally fails to achieve genuine encounter because it lacks a body, an ‘I’ and thus a potential ‘you’, the focus now shifts to an empirical-clinical assessment.
5.1 Effectiveness, Areas of Application and the Concept of a Tool
Generative AI will transform the landscape of psychotherapy. The question is therefore not whether it will become established, but what it can actually achieve within …
5.2 Therapeutic Alliance and Empathy in Human–AI Interaction
More and more people are seeking advice from chatbots, and a bond does indeed develop in the process. An integrative review by Malouin-Lachance et al. (2025) confirms …
5.3 Risks and Limitations
In a controlled study, Moore et al. (2025) demonstrate that leading AI systems react inappropriately to psychotic and delusional content in around 70 per cent of cases. …