Insights on Digital Wellbeing, AI Ethics and the Psychology of Technology
Cyberpsychology Basics
Clear, accessible explanations of core concepts in the psychology of technology, from phubbing to grief bots, digital wellbeing to leadership in a time of AI. These posts are starting points that are grounded in research and the overall landscape of what’s happening in cyberpsychology, written for anyone who wants to understand how digital life affects the way we think, feel, work, and relate.
Thought Leadership
Deeper dives into the questions shaping our digital future. These pieces draw on my clinical experience, academic research and cultural commentary to examine what's happening at the intersection of AI, human psychology and society.
- AI ethics
- digital wellbeing
- cyberpsychology
- technology and relationships
- ChatGPT
- chatbots
- digital afterlife
- AI chatbots
- mental health
- AI companions
- AI therapy
- anthropomorphisation
- platformisation
- screentime
- AI
- emotional regulation
- AI relationships
- mental health technology
- griefbots
- ELIZA effect
- human agency
- LLM
- computer-human interaction
- doomscrolling
- agentic AI
- therapeutic alliance
- therapeutic relationship
- digitalwellbeing
- grief bots
- technology ethics
- human behaviour
- Digital ethics
The Platformisation of Grief: Why the Commodification of Loss Matters
Cyberpsychologist Elaine Kasket traces the path from séances to griefbots, and asks what we risk when we use technology to try to eliminate grief.
Grief Bots and the Future of Mourning
Someone could use your data to bring you back after you die. You might also be tempted to resurrect someone you love. Cyberpsychologist Elaine Kasket on grief bots, consent, and digital remains.
Digital Afterlife: What Happens to Our Data When We Die
Everything you've ever posted, searched, or stored online will outlive you. What happens to it, and who decides, is up for grabs. It shouldn't be. Cyberpsychologist Elaine Kasket on digital afterlives, from grief bots to data rights.