De digimens (the digital human)

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Can you imagine discussing your problems with a digital therapist instead of a real person? Virtual assistants are on the rise and are getting better at empathy and emotion. Will we soon see or hear the difference between humans and machines?

Perhaps these digital people can help us solve structural problems such as staff shortages in healthcare and education. The question is whether we should want that. VPRO Tegenlicht speaks to a number of pioneers in the area of the digital world.