Dr Peter Dean and Dr Agnieszka Piotrowska welcome Dr Eoin Fullam to discuss the intersection of AI, psychotherapy, CBT models, and digital subjectivity. Together they examine how therapy chatbots are designed, why users form emotional bonds with non-human agents, the political economy of commercial AI, and the risks of relying on machine “companions” in an era of loneliness. The episode also addresses AI safety, LLM limitations, the ethics of hidden labour, and the broader cultural consequences of AI shaping our inner and social lives.
Keywords: AI psychotherapy, CBT automation, mental health technology, AI transference, digital subjectivity, AI ethics, LLM chatbots, techno-culture, relational AI, Eoin Fullam interview.