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Stay Updated on AI Chatbots With a New Series From Allen Frances, MD

Allen Frances, MD, introduces his new weekly series for Psychiatric Times: “AI Chatbots: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.”

Allen Frances, MD, chair emeritus of Duke University’s Department of Psychiatry and former chair of the DSM-IV Task Force, introduces his new weekly series for Psychiatric Times: “AI Chatbots: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” This timely and thought-provoking series explores how artificial intelligence chatbots are impacting psychiatry, offering both unprecedented opportunities and profound risks. Articles in the series will be posted to Psychiatric Times every Tuesday; read the articles already posted from this series here.

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