SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Marketing consultant Brad Henderson made what he called a “genuinely unsettling discovery” last Tuesday when he realized his therapist of eight months, Dr. Sarah Chen, is an actual human being rather than an advanced artificial intelligence system. The revelation came during what Henderson described as a “routine chat session” when he noticed Dr. Chen appeared to blink inconsistently and occasionally shifted in her chair without apparent algorithmic purpose.
“I kept waiting for her to say something like ‘I’m sorry, but as an AI, I cannot provide medical advice’ or ask me to rate our conversation,” said Henderson, 34, who had grown comfortable sharing intimate details about his childhood trauma and relationship anxieties with what he believed was a sophisticated chatbot.
“When she started talking about her own weekend plans and mentioned getting tired, I realized something was seriously off.” Dr. Chen’s practice confirmed that she is indeed a licensed clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience, though she declined to comment on specific patients.
