AI aids addiction treatment by automating therapy notes, suggesting a shift in counselor roles and patient care approach.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is feared by many as a job‐killer. In fact, ADAW has learned, it is helping addiction treatment counselors do their jobs by writing their therapy notes for them. However, it also presents a threat, if people come to accept that all treatment needs is listening and giving the right scripted answer, because that's what AI does.
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