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With Arianna Huffington's recent announcement on X garnering over a million views and TIME's publication spotlighting the launch of Thrive AI Health, the concept of AI-driven health coaching has certainly captured the public's attention. However, the idea that an AI can independently drive behavior change without human intervention, is an ambitious vision, but perhaps an overzealous one. AI's role in healthcare should be about support and enhancement, not replacement. Human coaches possess an irreplaceable blend of empathy, intuition, and personal touch that AI is far from replicating. While AI can crunch data and identify patterns at an unprecedented scale, the subtleties of human behavior and the nuances of motivational speaking are still best handled by humans. Curious what Margaret Moore, aka Coach Meg Jessica Matthews, DBH, NBC-HWC, DipACLM, FACLM Leigh-Ann Webster, NBC-HWC, CPT Brittany Van Sickle-Kowalski think about this.
Ellyn Ito
2w
Clark Lagemann completely agree. Seeing, feeling, and sensing the micro-cues, energy, and radiance are essential to human connection and well-being. AI can help -- but can't replace. Can't imagine AI delivering the magic ✨ I have felt from those like: Dov Baron... The Science of Emotion, Scott Kelsey, Jenny Wagner, Lisa Frattali, Carmela Tafoya, Natanya Wachtel, PhD., Jonathan Sackier - Innovator, Aviator and Health Commentator, Beth DuPree, Dom Farnan, Christian Elam, Jen Libby, MSW, LCSW etc., etc 💕
Mark Mulray
1w
Agreed that AI can’t make up or replace the human touch. But the list of things it can do well and effectively is growing by the day.
As we go deeper into tech and AI, human connection will only become more valuable. We are more than our words; we are our presence and light. It will become even more evident the more we swing away from the human connection.
TOMEK
2w
The integration of AI in health coaching is indeed a fascinating development, and while it offers scalability, I agree that the human element remains crucial for truly personalized and empathetic guidance.
💯agree. Ai will never replace critical thinking, diagnostic skills and emotional empathy.
John Dieser
2w
Very interesting and I think most AI experts would agree that we aren’t there yet in terms of emotions and behaviors when tied to the liabilities of healthcare.
100% Clark Lagemann
Opinions are purely my own; not AI, not hyped-up or watered down to increase engagement, add followers, etc
2wIt's not even a question of what's best at motivating. The issue is, the current social norm is what is historically abnormal. People look around and see the behavior of others around them and follow that. It's what humans do. It's also not socially acceptable to make mention of someone else's (poor) health and wellness decisions. It's not a coaching issue. Is an entire society disconnected from "you are what you consume."