[I spoil the ending of the story.]
"Therapy" is a short science fiction story written by Gary K. Wolf. It was published as part of a collection in 2012. (I don't actually know when the story was originally released.)
This one was funny and short. The story itself is about a married couple that is having a vicious quarrel, while a robotic therapist attempts to help them with their problems. It's absurd, but I can tell that the author is predicting that something like this might happen. In a way, it already has.
There are AI therapy apps available today. Some of them even talk. The problem here is that there really is no way for this to work outside of a real human being who can personally relate to another human being. Robots should not be put in charge of such a thing.
The crazy part is that the elevator robot does a better job by just locking them in there until they make up. Hilarious and shockingly relevant. I recommend the story.
This blog was written on April 15, 2026.
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Clever. "By reasons of breakings" the humans behave themselves. The AI concluded the logic God already provided.
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DeleteTherapy truly requires a human touch. Those who lack emotion will not understand the intricacies of human relationships. Through seeing how things are, you can better determine where they went wrong.
ReplyDeleteYeah, and I have always been a little suspicious of modern therapy myself.
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