Article 399F0 The Robot Will See You Now review – it appears even therapists could lose their jobs to AI

The Robot Will See You Now review – it appears even therapists could lose their jobs to AI

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Sam Wollaston
from Technology | The Guardian on (#399F0)

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Hayley and Ronnie, and their two boys Ben and James, have come to see Jess to talk about some of their family issues. The main concern seems to be mum Hayley's weight: she's 5'4" and weighs 133kg (20st 13lb). She won't go and watch Ben play rugby because she's worried he will be embarrassed.

Jess gets Hayley to talk her through her diet; what kind of food she eats, how many takeaways they get, etc. Hayley lies about it, Jess tells her she's lying, the boys giggle. Jess can be pretty direct, brutal even, but she has got the facts and figures on her side to back her up. Jess likes facts and figures.

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