Artificial Transformations of the Self-pattern

Abstract

Abstract Computational psychiatry can provide a modeling tool to support or test a variety of theories of psychopathology. Machine learning techniques can identify variables with predictive values for clinical disorders and can be used to test the efficacy of antipsychotic medications. Artificial general intelligence is still a project rather than an existing product, but research and design are moving forward at a fast clip. What are the possibilities for using AI to change the self-pattern through enhancement technology? Even if, at one extreme, mind uploading may not yet be possible and may spawn a variety of philosophical issues to consider, AI applications such as natural language programs in the form of chatbots already offer therapeutic possibilities. AI enhanced virtual reality has been shown to provide diagnostic and therapeutic support in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, such as phobias and schizophrenia.