Dr. Şerife Tekin

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics

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Cited in Politifact: “How to talk to your children about AI chatbots and their safety” by Madison Czopek
“How to talk to your children about AI chatbots and their safety,” Politifact, by Madison Czopek, December 19, 2025: https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/dec/19/AI-chatbots-companions-talk-to-kids-parent-guide
Cited in The Good Life Magazine: “Chatbots: Friend or Foe” by April Stelle
 “Chatbots: Friend or Foe” by April Stelle, The Good Life Magazine, Fall 2025: https://issuu.com/thegoodlifemag/docs/the_good_life_magazine_fall_2025/13   An Al tool is going
Cited in Jerk Magazine:  “Help: I Fell in Love With My AI” by Blakesley Rhett
 “Help: I Fell in Love With My AI,” by Blakesley Rhett, Jerk Magazine, November 11, 2025, https://jerkmagazine.net/9mfehhs6kt2vag7aqn19w0hd2b5dka/2025/11/11/gofk3ufhpup89j1fb0jd12c92rzi5h   When tuning
Cited in Prevention Magazine: “Your Next Therapist Could Be an AI Chatbot—But Should They Be?”
“Your Next Therapist Could Be an AI Chatbot—But Should They Be?” Prevention Magazine, by Hannah Jeon, June 20, 2025: https://www.prevention.com/health/mental-health/a65045817/mental-health-ai-chatbots-therapy/
Cited in Salon Article:  “Technology is breaking our concept of the self. It could help us heal the mind,”
 “Technology is breaking our concept of the self. It could help us heal the mind,” Salon, by Elizabeth Hlavinka, June
Upstate News – “Rethinking Psychiatry: Upstate’s Şerife Tekin Champions the Human Side of Mental Health”
 “Rethinking Psychiatry: Upstate’s Şerife Tekin Champions the Human Side of Mental Health”, by Jean Albanese, May 28, 2025: https://www.upstate.edu/news/articles/2025/2025-05-28-tekin.php “Humanism
Cited in AZO Robotics Article: “How Ethical are AI Chatbots for Children’s Mental Health?”
 “How Ethical are AI Chatbots for Children's Mental Health?” AZO Robotics, by Laura Thomson, April 2, 2025:  https://www.azorobotics.com/News.aspx?newsID=15835
Cited in Salon Article: “Some argue AI Therapy can break down mental health stigma – others warn it could make...
 “Some argue AI Therapy can break down mental health stigma – others warn it could make it worse,” Salon, by
Medical News Today Article: “Depression: VR may Help Improve Mental Health”
“We do know,” said Tekin, “both from research and patients’ first-person reports, that active engagement in one’s own recovery process
AI and the Future of Psychiatry the Focus of a Presentation Hosted by the NE Ostapenko Center for Ethics in...
“We should stop calling these apps a medical device or tool or therapist until we prove and show that they
Radio Interview: “Worries about AI; A Treatable Health Condition; Fixing Injured Joints”
“Worries about AI; A Treatable Health Condition; Fixing Injured Joints” Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 24,
“AI Therapy: Could Your Next Therapist be a Robot,” Stonybrook Press, by Kaan Ozcan
“AI Therapy: Could Your Next Therapist be a Robot,” Stonybrook Press, by Kaan Ozcan, November 11, 2023: https://sbpress.com/2023/11/ai-therapy-could-your-next-therapist-be-a-robot/

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