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The paper explores how the Agentic Era contributes to mental health issues like anxiety and loneliness, emphasizing the human need for meaning.

June 2, 2026Open Access

Mental health in the Agentic Era: anxiety, loneliness, meaning

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The paper explores how the Agentic Era contributes to mental health issues like anxiety and loneliness, emphasizing the human need for meaning.
Articulated an epidemiological diagnosis relating to mental health and AI.
Distinguished between algorithmic dependence and mediated loneliness.
Proposed a framework for responsible agentic therapy within the Qualitas Doctrine.
Identified the mental health crisis as a structural consequence of AI-infused workplaces.
Emphasized that meaninglessness emerges as a significant issue in an increasingly automated society.
Provided public policy recommendations tailored for Latin American contexts.

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I argue that the mental health crisis we are living through is not accidental but a structural consequence of the Agentic Era. When AI agents absorb cognitive tasks, social bonds and work routines, what is exposed in the human being is what no agent can replace: the need for meaning. This whitepaper articulates my epidemiological diagnosis, distinguishes algorithmic dependence from mediated loneliness, proposes a framework of responsible agentic therapy within the Qualitas Doctrine, and delivers public policy guidelines for Latin American AI Peoples. My thesis: mental health will be the decisive civilisational indicator of Industry 6.0.

Mental health in the Agentic Era: anxiety, loneliness, meaning

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