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MrBeast is currently at the pinnacle of the YouTube world. He has broken many records and is arguably the most influential YouTuber right now. His partner, Thea Booysen, also has her fair share of followers and success. She has garnered a lot of fans, thanks to her Twitch streams and her recently published book.

Booysen, like her partner, has a knack for content creation. She recently made an iconic recreation of a popular meme to show the world her creative side. Along with having this creative aspect, she also has an empathetic one. She recently voiced her concerns over the loss of empathy due to the increased use of technology. However, it has also sparked the debate of whether it should be used as a tool, or as a replacement for human effort.

Thea Booysen is critical of the loss of empathy due to the usage of AI

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A trending tweet sparked this debate even further when it suggested the replacement of a therapist with an AI tool. User @danmurrayserter shared his views on how expensive therapy is getting, with him revealing it costs him $200 per hour. To help people out from spending this much, he took help from an AI tool. He detailed step-by-step how one can configure the tool to make it act as their therapist. While some people showed support for this tweet, many were critical of this. One of the critics was MrBeast’s girlfriend Thea Booysen.

Thea Booysen, coming from a background in psychology, asked a very vital question about AI usage in therapy. She raised concerns over whether AI will be able to empathize with the patient like a therapist.

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Her views also got a fair share of critics, who asked her about her sources. Thea Booysen claimed she had studied all this in psychology herself and will share official sources if required.

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The usage of AI in the medical world is still a sensitive subject. While AI is a great tool to carry out repetitive tasks, it still lacks in carrying out tasks that require a humane touch. Maybe in the future AI will be able to better help with therapy.

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What are your thoughts on the usage of AI in therapy? Let us know in the comments section below.

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