Practical Uses of AI in Harm Reduction and Therapeutic Practice

July 18, 20259:45am - 10:45am
Practical Uses of AI in Harm Reduction and Therapeutic Practice

Anna Niemczewska, Director of Operations and Finance at Betknowmore UK and the Co-Chair of the UK Charity Working Group on AI, presents a discussion of the considerations – ethical, strategic and practical – that underlie the use of AI in reducing gambling harms and in different therapeutic practices; of the types of AI and their various capabilities and limitations; of examples of how they are currently being used in real-life settings in the US and internationally – and the results of this use, both claimed and real; and of the reasonably foreseeable future developments and applications of AI in this field.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the current realities and capacities of AI and considerations in its use.
  • Explain how AI is currently being used and consider how their organisations might use it.

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Session Themes

  • Prevention
  • Technology and Innovation
  • Treatment