പ്രതിസന്ധികൾ നിറഞ്ഞ ഈ ലോകത്ത് കൃത്രിമ ബുദ്ധിയും (AI) നമ്മളും: മാനസികാരോഗ്യത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ഒരു ചിന്ത

World Mental Health Day, always observed on 10 October, inevitably pulls me into a domain that almost became my profession. Concepts have changed in the years since I gave up trying to be a clinical psychologist and ended up as a technology writer instead.

Despite the time that has gone by, I retain a certain sensitivity to mental health issues. That’s why I can’t help but wonder how we are all coping in this troubled world, as one of the most disruptive technologies we have ever encountered arrives on top of the enormous problems already impacting our lives. And if it is a lot for the rest of us, what must it be like for those who are already psychologically vulnerable?

Mala Bhargava

Mala Bhargava was among the first journalists in India to write on personal technology, then known as 'home computing'. With Cyber Media she launched the country's first personal tech magazine, Computers@Home, in 1996. She also wrote a tech trends column, That's IT, for Businessworld magazine for 20 years. She has also written for The Hindu BusinessLine and Fortune. Her speciality has always been writing for 'the rest of us' rather than for the tech-savvy. She has a background in psychology which makes it natural for her to write on how technology impacts everyday life. She is currently a Mint contributor, writing on AI in daily life, specifically the chat assistants. She lives in New Delhi.