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
AI Therapy and the WEIRD Men Who Want to Fix You
What do tech founders assume therapy is, and why might their assumptions be dangerous? Dr Elaine Kasket unpacks the values behind AI therapy and why relationships matter more than algorithms.