patient safety

Why Artificial Intelligence Will Not Replace Human Psychologists: Legal, Ethical, and Clinical Limitations

This article builds on previous arguments (Gavazzi, 2025a; Gavazzi, 2025b) stating that although AI technologies are rapidly advancing, they cannot replace human psychologists performing psychotherapy; this is simply the result of evolutionary advantages in humans across social, emotional, and cognitive domains that are essential for therapeutic interactions. In addition, these systems are unlikely to replace […]

John Gavazzi, PsyD, ABPP

December 29, 2025