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Psychology and Artificial Intelligence Section

A professional section developed within the Saint Petersburg Psychological Society as a recurring space for discussing AI in psychology, psychotherapy, education, research, psychodiagnostics and professional culture.

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Why this section matters

AI tools are already used in everyday life, education, scientific work, counselling, self-help, data analysis and digital service design. Human interaction with artificial intelligence is therefore becoming a major topic not only for technical specialists, but also for psychologists, psychotherapists, educators and researchers.

The section creates a professional space where the possibilities of AI can be discussed without naive idealisation and without panic rejection: with attention to evidence, practical limits, ethics, confidentiality, professional responsibility and the boundaries of human contact.

Organisational format

Launch is planned for the second week of September 2026.

Expected rhythm: weekly or once every two weeks.

The section may include talks, seminars, round tables, discussions, workshops, working groups and practice-method sessions.

Coordinators

Anton Kolhonen

Candidate of Sciences in Psychology, Saint Petersburg State University; practicing psychotherapist.

Vsevolod Arkhipov

MA in Psychology, East European Institute of Psychoanalysis; practicing psychotherapist.

Main work directions

1

AI in psychological practice and counselling

Auxiliary uses, limitations, work with client requests related to AI, and risks of dependency, overtrust, and self-diagnosis.

2

AI and psychotherapy

Discussion of the boundaries of using AI as a tool for reflection, material preparation, and psychoeducation while not replacing psychotherapeutic relationships with an automated system.

3

AI in psychological education

Using AI to prepare learning materials, model cases, train skills, develop critical thinking, and improve digital literacy among students and specialists.

4

AI in psychological research

Literature reviews, hypothesis generation, data analysis, stimulus preparation, routine research automation, and discussion of validity and reproducibility limits.

5

AI in psychodiagnostics

Prospects, risks, and limits of AI tools in assessing psychological data, interpreting results, and developing digital diagnostic instruments.

6

Ethical, legal, and professional aspects

Confidentiality, personal data, informed consent, professional responsibility, crisis states, and work with vulnerable groups.

7

Human-AI interaction as a psychological issue

Trust in AI, anthropomorphising, illusion of understanding, emotional attachment, transference, loneliness, dependency, and changing communication.

8

Cultural images of artificial intelligence

Viewing and psychologically discussing films, series, and literary plots related to AI, the human being, the Other, the future, control, identity, and moral responsibility.

9

Practice and methods workshops

Introduction to modern digital tools: LLMs, prompting, AI assistants, no-code/low-code, vibe coding, GitHub, AI coding agents, and simple demonstration prototypes for education and research.

Related pages

Launch event Society website

Section participation request

You can indicate interest in joining the section as a listener or as a speaker with your own topic. This helps assemble the professional group and possible talks.