6 Conclusion and Outlook
Chapter 2 identified the relationship as the central factor and defined its structure: an uncontrollable, inter-bodily resonance. Chapter 3 demonstrated what, where and how Gestalt therapy heals: through the body, through the field between the participants, and through the here and now. Chapter 4 explained why AI fails precisely in this respect: it has no body, no ‘I’, and can therefore not be a ’you’. Chapter 5 highlighted the practical implication: AI is useful as a tool, but becomes dangerous as soon as it is misunderstood as a relationship. The following conclusion answers the three research questions on this basis.
6.1 Interpretation of the results
At the level of the tool, the possibilities of AI are real. As Chapter 5.1 has shown, the mechanism of action does not depend on the origin of the stimulus, as meaning …
6.2 Recommendations for Action
The triad described in Chapter 5.1 provides the framework: AI tool, therapist, client. The therapist remains the ‘you’; the encounter takes place between people; the AI …
6.3 Outlook
Early psychoanalysis defined psychotherapy as the ’talking cure’: healing takes place through talking. This is precisely where the machine comes in. It will take over …