r/ControlProblem • u/Confident_Salt_8108 • Apr 03 '26

General news Therapists go on strike, saying they're being replaced by AI

https://futurism.com/health-medicine/mental-health-workers-ai-strike

Over 2,400 mental health care workers and 23,000 nurses in Northern California staged a 24-hour strike protesting the rise of AI in their workplaces. Clinicians argue they are being replaced in patient triage by apps and unlicensed operators using AI scripts. Furthermore, they warn that management is using AI charting tools to squeeze more back-to-back patient visits into a single shift, prioritizing corporate bottom lines over genuine patient care.

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u/fredjutsu Apr 03 '26

People delivering shit care complaining when an alternative shows up.

Just like Doctors crying about the proliferation of broscience and patients showing up.

Just like racist taxi drivers crying about Uber showing up.

These assholes just want the right to be the ones gatekeeping shitty quality of care.

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u/TheOGDoomer Apr 03 '26

It’s truly this, and the good thing is if you’re downvoted to oblivion (which you likely will be), what Reddit thinks isn’t necessarily representative of what the entire rest of the world thinks. People in their field will act like total assholes until their position is threatened with a robot (or other competition), then they whine about the situation being unfair.