Following the last episode's conversation with research scientist Jana Sedlokova, Ian Hallett explores the use of conversational AI in psychotherapy and the factors influencing the adoption of AI-based products. Ian covers the importance of attitudes towards innovation, the impact of socio-demographic factors on AI adoption, the role of familiarity and conformity in driving product adoption, and the potential of AI avatars in mimicking discussions with clinical psychologists.

Takeaways:

• Attitudes towards innovation strongly influence the adoption of AI-based products.
• Socio-demographic factors, such as gender, can impact the likelihood of adopting AI products.
• Familiarity and conformity to existing products drive greater adoption of new technologies.
• AI avatars and messaging mechanisms have the potential to mimic discussions with clinical psychologists.
• Conversational AI has the potential to revolutionise psychotherapy and other fields.

Key moments:

01:05 Attitudes Towards AI and Product Adoption

03:02 Gender Disparity in AI Adoption

03:54 Driving Adoption of New Products

05:22 Familiarity and Innovation in AI Adoption

06:44 Mimicking a Discussion with a Clinical Psychologist

08:29 AI Apps for Conversational Support

09:59 The Future of Conversational AI in Psychotherapy

Music credit: David Cutter Music / @dcuttermusic

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.