{"id":871928,"date":"2025-09-10T21:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T02:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/the-download-meet-our-ai-innovators-and-what-happens-when-therapists-use-ai-covertly\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T21:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T02:12:01","slug":"the-download-meet-our-ai-innovators-and-what-happens-when-therapists-use-ai-covertly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/the-download-meet-our-ai-innovators-and-what-happens-when-therapists-use-ai-covertly\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: meet our AI innovators, and what happens when therapists use AI covertly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is today’s edition of\u00a0The Download<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

Meet the AI honorees on our 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Each year, we select 35 outstanding individuals under the age of 35 who are using technology to tackle tough problems in their respective fields.<\/p>\n

Our AI honorees include people who steer model development at Silicon Valley\u2019s biggest tech firms and academic researchers who develop new techniques to improve AI\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

Check out all of our AI innovators <\/p>\n

<\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>, and the full list\u2014including our innovator of the year\u2014<\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

How Yichao \u201cPeak\u201d Ji became a global AI app hitmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Yichao Ji\u2014also known as \u201cPeak\u201d\u2014appeared in a launch video for Manus in March, he didn\u2019t expect it to go viral. Speaking in fluent English, the 32-year-old introduced the AI agent built by Chinese startup Butterfly Effect, where he serves as chief scientist.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The video was not an elaborate production but something about Ji\u2019s delivery, and the vision behind the product, cut through the noise. The product, then still an early preview available only through invite codes, spread across the Chinese internet to the world in a matter of days. Within a week of its debut, Manus<\/a> had attracted a waiting list of around 2 million people.<\/p>\n

Despite his relative youth, Ji has over a decade of experience building products that merge technical complexity with real-world usability. That earned him credibility\u2014and put him at the forefront of a rising class of Chinese technologists with global ambitions. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014Caiwei Chen<\/em><\/p>\n

Help! My therapist is secretly using ChatGPT<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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In Silicon Valley\u2019s imagined future, AI models are so empathetic that we\u2019ll use them as therapists. They\u2019ll provide mental-health care for millions, unimpeded by the pesky requirements for human counselors, like the need for graduate degrees, malpractice insurance, and sleep. Down here on Earth, something very different has been happening.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Last week, we published a story<\/a> about people finding out that their therapists were secretly using ChatGPT during sessions. In some cases it wasn\u2019t subtle; one therapist accidentally shared his screen during a virtual appointment, allowing the patient to see his own private thoughts being typed into ChatGPT in real time.<\/p>\n

As the writer of the story, Laurie Clarke, points out, it\u2019s not a total pipe dream that AI could be therapeutically useful. But the secretive use by therapists of AI models that are not vetted for mental health is something very different. James O\u2019Donnell, our senior AI reporter, had a conversation with Clarke to hear more about what she found<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, <\/strong>sign up here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s next in tech: the breakthroughs that matter<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Some technologies reshape industries, whether we\u2019re ready or not.<\/p>\n

Join us for our next LinkedIn Live event on September 10 as our editorial team explores the breakthroughs defining this moment and the ones on the horizon that demand our attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

From quantum computing to humanoid robotics, AI agents to climate tech, we\u2019ll explore the innovations that excite us, the challenges they may bring, and why they\u2019re worth watching now. It kicks off at 12.30pm ET tomorrow\u2014register here<\/a> to join us.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The must-reads<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

1 The US is abandoning its international push against disinformation\u00a0<\/strong>
The State Department will no longer collaborate with Europe to combat malicious information spread by foreign governments. (FT<\/a> $)
+ It comes as Russia is increasing its efforts to interfere overseas. <\/em>(NYT<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

2 The judge overseeing Anthropic\u2019s copyright case isn\u2019t happy<\/strong>
Judge William Alsup says a $1.5 billion out-of-court settlement may not be in the authors’ best interests. (Bloomberg<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

3 WhatsApp\u2019s former head of security is suing Meta<\/strong>
Attaullah Baig is accusing the company of failing to protect user data. (WP<\/a> $)
+ He claims he uncovered systemic security failures, but was ignored. <\/em>(Bloomberg<\/a> $)
+ Meta maintains that Baig was dismissed for poor performance, not whistleblowing. <\/em>(NYT<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

4 DOGE\u2019s acting head is urging the US government to start hiring again\u00a0<\/strong>
Following months of widespread firings and resignations. (Fast Company<\/a> $)
+ How DOGE wreaked havoc in Social Security. <\/em>(ProPublica<\/a>)
+ DOGE\u2019s tech takeover threatens the safety and stability of our critical data. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

5 OpenAI is weighing up leaving California<\/strong>
It\u2019s worried that state regulators could derail its efforts to convert to a for-profit entity. (WSJ<\/a> $)
+ Rival Anthropic is backing California governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s AI bill. <\/em>(Politico<\/a>)<\/p>\n

6 ICE spends millions on facial recognition tech
<\/strong>In an effort to pinpoint people it suspects have assaulted officers. (404 Media<\/a>)
+ The Supreme Court has given ICE the go-ahead to target people based on race. <\/em>(Vox<\/a>)
+ ICE directors were told to triple their daily arrests for undocumented immigrants. <\/em>(NY Mag<\/a> $)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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7 AI researchers are training AI to replace them<\/strong>
They\u2019re recording every detail of their working days to help AI grasp their jobs. (The Information<\/a> $)
+ People are worried that AI will take everyone\u2019s jobs. We\u2019ve been here before. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

8 What comes after the smartphone?
<\/strong>The rise of AI agents means we may not be staring at glass slabs forever. (NYT<\/a> $)
+ What\u2019s next for smart glasses. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

9 Social media\u2019s obsession with \u2018locking in\u2019 needs to die<\/strong>
Hustle culture and maximizing productivity at all costs are the aims of the game. (Insider<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

10 What it\u2019s like to receive a massage from a robot<\/strong>
While it may not be quite as relaxing, it\u2019s relatively cheap. (The Guardian<\/a>)
+ Will we ever trust robots? <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Quote of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was hell on Earth.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014Duncan Okindo, who was enslaved in a Myanmar cyberscam compound and beaten for missing his targets, tells the Guardian<\/a> about his harrowing experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One more thing<\/strong><\/p>\n

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AI means the end of internet search as we\u2019ve known it<\/strong>We all know what it means, colloquially, to google something. You pop a few words in a search box and in return get a list of blue links to the most relevant results. Fundamentally, it\u2019s just fetching information that\u2019s already out there on the internet and showing it to you, in a structured way.<\/p>\n

But all that is up for grabs. We are at a new inflection point. The biggest change to the way search engines deliver information to us since the 1990s is happening right now, thanks to generative AI.<\/p>\n

Not everyone is excited for the change. Publishers are completely freaked out. And people are also worried about what these new LLM-powered results will mean for our fundamental shared reality. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014Mat Honan<\/em><\/p>\n

We can still have nice things<\/strong><\/p>\n

A place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? <\/em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a> or <\/em>skeet ’em at me<\/em><\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

+ Stephen King\u2019s list of favorite movies<\/a> doesn\u2019t feature a whole lot of horror.
+ Tune into a breathtaking livestream of Earth<\/a>, beamed live from the International Space Station.
+ Rodent thumbnails<\/a> are way more important than I gave them credit for ????\ufe0f
+ Mark our words, actor Wagner Moura<\/a> is going to be the next big thing. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Rhiannon Williams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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