Dr. Marlynn Wei, MD, JD is a Harvard- and Yale-trained psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author whose work is at the frontier of artificial intelligence, mental health, and ethics. She is a nationally recognized thought leader on emerging clinical, ethical, and therapeutic issues in AI and mental health, and has been widely interviewed on the risks and benefits of AI therapy, human–AI relationships, “AI psychosis,” and digital immortality.
Dr. Wei brings a rare interdisciplinary perspective that integrates psychiatry, psychotherapy, law, and ethics. Her work is sought after for its clarity, rigor, and balance, illuminating both the promise and the psychological risks of rapidly evolving AI technologies. She speaks to clinicians, technologists, policymakers, educators, and public audiences, translating complex research into accessible, balanced insights while maintaining clinical nuance and ethical depth.
Dr. Wei has testified on the mental health risks and benefits of AI chatbots before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee at the hearing Innovation with Integrity: Examining the Risks and Benefits of AI Chatbots. She has written for Psychology Today for over a decade, where her articles have received nearly four million views, and she has shared her expertise on CBS Mornings, PBS NewsHour, Fox Business, and other national media outlets.
Through her interdisciplinary work, Dr. Wei helps shape national conversations on how artificial intelligence is transforming the human mind, relationships, and our understanding of connection and reality.
November 18, 2025
Marlynn Wei, MD, JD - Written testimony
Congressional hearing before Before the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Full transcript of hearing on Tech Policy Press
U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Innovation with Integrity: Examining the Risks and Benefits of AI Chatbots
Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, appearance on CBS Mornings Plus. AI chatbots raise new concerns for teen mental health. September 19, 2025.
Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, appearance on Fox Business. On “AI-associated psychosis.” January 16, 2026.
Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, appearance on CBS Mornings Plus. The rise of AI chatbots in mental health. August 21, 2025.
Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, appearance on Fox Business. Congress Debates AI Chatbots in Healthcare. November 18, 2025.
Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, appearance on Fox Business. Congress sounds alarm of AI chatbots replacing doctors and therapists. November 18, 2025.
Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, appearance on PBS News Hour, on the mental health risk of AI companions, The Future of AI. October 7, 2025.
Marlynn Wei, MD, JD presentation for Harvard Medical School Center of Bioethics, Virtual Therapy? Navigating AI-Powered Interventions for Mental Health, with Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD. December 12, 2025
Marlynn Wei, MD, JD on All Things Human Podcast with Adele Wang. AI as a Therapist: Helpful Tool or Dangerous Illusion? with Adele Wang. June 16, 2025.
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