The last time my family was replaced by technology

Re:The last time my family was replaced by technology by 0c3ca83 on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @09:56AM (#49909045)

> Are you a preschool teacher? Are you a doctor, a therapist, an artist?

We've already automated the artists. Doctors are currently a strong area of focus. In a world where AI replaces human thought, education becomes only for hobbyists. That leaves therapist.

I suppose we're going to need a lot of therapists.

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Re:The last time my family was replaced by technology by layla5alive on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @10:21AM (#49909411)

LLMs have much better cognitive empathy than most humans have limbic+cognitive empathy - the therapists will also be automated - friction like licensing bodies will slow it down but not stop it.

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Re:The last time my family was replaced by technology by demilicious on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @02:16PM (#49912433)

I’m not sure how to respond to this before I know if it’s satire or not?

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Re:The last time my family was replaced by technology by foobar10000 on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @03:16PM (#49913087)

Unfortunately not satire - modern models can be trained to be better than humans in recognizing emotions straight off camera.

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Re:The last time my family was replaced by technology by Tanjreeve on Thursday October 01, 2026 @02:45AM (#49918467)

That is not even 1% of what therapists do. Let alone medical ones/psychiatrists.

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Re:The last time my family was replaced by technology by queenkjuul on Thursday October 01, 2026 @12:36PM (#49923929)

People like that always have such dismal opinions about what people actually do, it's insane

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Re:The last time my family was replaced by technology by andersonpico on Thursday October 01, 2026 @07:46AM (#49920435)

recognizing emotion is not the main thing for therapy, having a human on the other side is the only essential

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Re:The last time my family was replaced by technology by InfiniteAscent on Thursday October 01, 2026 @06:11AM (#49919840)

You need one if you think engineers have automated the artists.

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