AI is moving faster than most people realize, and one of the strangest things I’m seeing right now is people turning to it for therapy, emotional support, and even companionship.

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Eric Scalise to talk about what’s happening as artificial intelligence starts filling roles that used to belong to real human relationships. We get into loneliness, isolation, shame, the aftermath of COVID, and why so many people feel more comfortable opening up to a machine than another person.

Dr. Scalise has spent more than 40 years working in counseling, psychology, ministry, and mental health, and this conversation really challenged me to think deeper about the line between using AI as a tool… and using it as a substitute for actual connection.

We talk about:

Why people are emotionally attaching to AI
The dangers of affirmation without truth
How isolation makes people vulnerable
The spiritual side of loneliness
Whether AI can ever replace human connection
How Christians should think about this technology
The rise of AI counseling and therapy tools

AI is here to stay. The question is whether we’re using it… or letting it use us.

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