Human-Centered Technology

Artificial Intelligence

AI Doesn't Have Feelings. Why Does It Talk Like It Does?

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on September 29, 2026

I started keeping a list of the weird things AI says. Here's what that list taught me, and what it can teach you.

I started keeping a list of the weird things AI says. Here's what that list taught me, and what it can teach you.

Artificial Intelligence

I Didn't Want to Be a Burden. AI Never Made Me Feel Like One

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on September 7, 2026

Personal Perspective: AI solved a problem I'd carried for years. It also may be quietly changing how my brain works. This is the trade I didn't see coming.

Personal Perspective: AI solved a problem I'd carried for years. It also may be quietly changing how my brain works. This is the trade I didn't see coming.

Artificial Intelligence

Awareness of AI Doesn't Fail. It's Never Been Tested

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on August 17, 2026

A new study says awareness can't stop AI from swaying you. I think they tested the wrong thing entirely.

A new study says awareness can't stop AI from swaying you. I think they tested the wrong thing entirely.

Artificial Intelligence

When Risk Feels Like Help, That's the Risk

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on May 26, 2026

When AI feels like support, the risk seems invisible. That's not a bug. That's the design.

When AI feels like support, the risk seems invisible. That's not a bug. That's the design.

Artificial Intelligence

The Pendulum Principle: A Healthy Way to Use AI

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on May 11, 2026

AI wants you engaged. That is literally what it was built for. Here is how to use it without letting it use you.

AI wants you engaged. That is literally what it was built for. Here is how to use it without letting it use you.

Therapy

The Tool Your Clients Wish You Had Prescribed

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on April 20, 2026

Your clients are already using AI for mental health support. How equipped do you feel to help them do it safely and effectively?

Your clients are already using AI for mental health support. How equipped do you feel to help them do it safely and effectively?

Artificial Intelligence

I Study How AI Manipulates. It Still Got to Me.

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on April 5, 2026

I knew exactly what AI was doing to me. I could name every mechanism in real time. It still worked. Here is what that taught me about all of us.

I knew exactly what AI was doing to me. I could name every mechanism in real time. It still worked. Here is what that taught me about all of us.

Artificial Intelligence

How Saying “Please” to AI Changes the Way We Think About It

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on March 18, 2026

Personal Perspective: What feels like harmless politeness may be subtly changing your relationship with AI and your judgment.

Personal Perspective: What feels like harmless politeness may be subtly changing your relationship with AI and your judgment.

Artificial Intelligence

Why Are Clients Turning to AI for Mental Health?

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on February 22, 2026

People who have been in therapy are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support, and it's important to explore what this means about clinicians and therapy.

People who have been in therapy are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support, and it's important to explore what this means about clinicians and therapy.

Artificial Intelligence

Why Therapists Need to Ask About AI

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on November 25, 2025

AI has quietly become a coping tool for many clients. When therapists avoid the topic, we leave people to figure it out on their own.

AI has quietly become a coping tool for many clients. When therapists avoid the topic, we leave people to figure it out on their own.

Artificial Intelligence

Don’t Let AI Redefine Mental Health Care Without You

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on October 6, 2025

Technology is changing therapy’s landscape. Rather than resisting it, mental health professionals can co-create a model of care that blends innovation with empathy.

Technology is changing therapy’s landscape. Rather than resisting it, mental health professionals can co-create a model of care that blends innovation with empathy.

Therapy

Therapists, It’s Time to Try AI Before You Dismiss It

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on September 1, 2025

AI is already in the therapy room, whether or not we like it. Clients are using it to journal, process emotions, and even explore trauma. The genie’s out of the bottle.

AI is already in the therapy room, whether or not we like it. Clients are using it to journal, process emotions, and even explore trauma. The genie’s out of the bottle.

Artificial Intelligence

If You Can’t Say No to AI, How Will You Say No to People?

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on August 20, 2025

Can interacting with AI reveal hidden patterns shaping your relationships? Build the self-awareness needed to create healthier boundaries with humans by noticing your scripts.

Can interacting with AI reveal hidden patterns shaping your relationships? Build the self-awareness needed to create healthier boundaries with humans by noticing your scripts.

Artificial Intelligence

When It Felt too Much, AI Reminded Me This Is What I Wanted

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on July 31, 2025

Personal Perspective: When I felt buried under pressure and uncertainty, I didn’t need advice; I needed a place to hear myself think. For me, that place is often a chat with AI.

Personal Perspective: When I felt buried under pressure and uncertainty, I didn’t need advice; I needed a place to hear myself think. For me, that place is often a chat with AI.

Artificial Intelligence

Hey AI, Stop Flattering Me!

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on July 8, 2025

A Personal Perspective: AI's tendency to constantly praise can prevent users from engaging in the critical self-assessment necessary for true emotional growth and identifying blind spots.

A Personal Perspective: AI's tendency to constantly praise can prevent users from engaging in the critical self-assessment necessary for true emotional growth and identifying blind spots.

Artificial Intelligence

I Asked AI Why I Was Afraid to Post, and It Got Real

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on June 23, 2025

A Personal Perspective: Artificial intelligence helped me realize how fear was standing in my way, so I could deal with it and move forward.

A Personal Perspective: Artificial intelligence helped me realize how fear was standing in my way, so I could deal with it and move forward.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Isn't a Therapist—But It Could Help With Your Mental Health

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on June 9, 2025

AI can't be your therapist, but it might be a powerful support. Here’s how to use it for reflection, regulation, and real-life clarity.

AI can't be your therapist, but it might be a powerful support. Here’s how to use it for reflection, regulation, and real-life clarity.

Artificial Intelligence

If Therapy Isn’t Available, Can AI Help You?

Jeremy G. Schneider LMSW, MFT on May 30, 2025

Therapy isn’t always accessible, but that doesn’t mean you have to navigate your mental health alone. People are turning to AI for emotional support, but can this tool help?

Therapy isn’t always accessible, but that doesn’t mean you have to navigate your mental health alone. People are turning to AI for emotional support, but can this tool help?