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  "id": 1710,
  "url": "https://theconversation.com/ai-cant-replace-mental-health-therapists-but-heres-where-it-might-make-a-difference-285948",
  "title": "AI can’t replace mental health therapists. But here’s where it might make a difference",
  "summary": "As more people turn to chatbots for support, new research is exploring a potential role for AI in spotting early signs of depression.",
  "authors": "Dushanthi Madhushika Manamalage, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Engineering and Design, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, Frederick Sundram, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, Partha Roop, Professor of Electrical and Computer and Software Engineering, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, Reza Shahamiri, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "healthcare",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-07-09T01:24:50.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-14T16:04:12.223Z",
  "source_slug": "conversation-ai",
  "source_name": "The Conversation",
  "source_homepage": "https://theconversation.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/1710",
  "original_url": "https://theconversation.com/ai-cant-replace-mental-health-therapists-but-heres-where-it-might-make-a-difference-285948",
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  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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