{"slug": "an-ai-companion-company-is-hiring-a-human-therapist", "title": "An AI companion company is hiring a human therapist", "summary": "EVA AI, an AI companion company, is hiring a human \"AI companionship therapist\" to help users navigate their relationships with AI, citing a survey of 1,000 adults with AI partners in which 68 percent have hidden their AI relationship for fear of judgment and 72 percent wished therapists specialized in this. Julia Momblat, head of partnerships and sales at EVA AI, said therapy requires clinical judgment and ethical accountability that AI cannot provide, and the platform is built for companionship, not clinical care.", "body_md": "# An AI companion company is hiring a human therapist\n\n[Anna Iovine](/author/anna-iovine)\n\n[Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/annaroseiovine.bsky.social).\n\n[Read Full Bio](/author/anna-iovine)\n\nAt a time when people are [treating AI as a therapist](https://mashable.com/article/chatgpt-therapist), an [AI companion](https://mashable.com/article/ai-companion-boyfriend-girlfriend) company is hiring a human one.\n\nEVA AI, which hosted a pop-up [\"first date\" cafe](https://mashable.com/article/date-eva-ai-companion-cafe) that Mashable attended in Feb., has opened applications for an \"[AI companionship therapist](https://evaapp.ai/app/ai-therapist).\" The job would be to help people work through their relationships with AI. In a survey EVA AI conducted of 1,000 adults with AI partners, 68 percent have hidden their AI relationship for fear of being judged, and 72 percent wished therapists specialized in this.\n\nBut why doesn't EVA AI program a therapist to do this job?\n\n**You May Also Like**\n\n[\nAdultFriendFinder\n](https://cc.mashable.com/v1/otc/03bCs1jQxEftXGkZ7A6Km1e?merchant=03vbrF3dt0eHolWvTfpJFy4&url=https%3A%2F%2Fadultfriendfinder.com%2F&template=article&module=offer-group&element=offer-group&item=offer-title&position=1&element_label=AdultFriendFinder&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle-route-prefix%2Flife%2Feva-ai-hiring-human-therapist&group_uuid=06PfgJzmas37I1KxqZcmq3N&product_uuid=0785xyRmCGmZr9jOKTCrb47&object_type=article&object_uuid=04y23fcYNwFrxlXHzThJpBn)\n—\n**readers’ pick for casual connections**\n\n[\nTinder\n](https://cc.mashable.com/v1/otc/03bCs1jQxEftXGkZ7A6Km1e?merchant=042gDENelxmeb6yAh5SuxS0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.money.com%2Fpr%2Fs25205135e63&template=article&module=offer-group&element=offer-group&item=offer-title&position=2&element_label=Tinder&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle-route-prefix%2Flife%2Feva-ai-hiring-human-therapist&group_uuid=06PfgJzmas37I1KxqZcmq3N&product_uuid=05s8DoZEeORPCFUsPF8yGg0&object_type=article&object_uuid=04y23fcYNwFrxlXHzThJpBn)\n—\n**top pick for finding hookups**\n\n[\nHinge\n](https://cc.mashable.com/v1/otc/03bCs1jQxEftXGkZ7A6Km1e?merchant=07mPN5vpLDMQbGwckjsU885&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.money.com%2Fpr%2Fvdf634353f62&template=article&module=offer-group&element=offer-group&item=offer-title&position=3&element_label=Hinge&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle-route-prefix%2Flife%2Feva-ai-hiring-human-therapist&group_uuid=06PfgJzmas37I1KxqZcmq3N&product_uuid=07wpyCYVWeKD1xbKGgyV5pM&object_type=article&object_uuid=04y23fcYNwFrxlXHzThJpBn)\n—\n**popular choice for regular meetups**\n\n\"AI companionship is a relatively new concept, which means the dynamics are genuinely new — so we want a qualified therapist with professional expertise to guide such couples,\" Julia Momblat, head of partnerships and sales at EVA AI, told Mashable over email.\n\n\"Therapy involves clinical judgment, ethical accountability, and a duty of care that is a licensed expert's responsibility. Using AI to mediate AI relationships would defeat the purpose of seeking an outside perspective,\" she continued. \"After all, our platform is built for companionship, not clinical care. We're building the platform where humans form connections with AI, and we do it well. We leave therapy to the experts.\"\n\n[Terms of Use](https://www.ziffdavis.com/terms-of-use)and\n\n[Privacy Policy](https://www.ziffdavis.com/ztg-privacy-policy).\n\n## What do therapists think of AI companions?\n\nTherapists and other professionals themselves have varying opinions of AI companions. Therapist Dr. Rachel Wood told Mashable last year about [numerous potential harms](https://mashable.com/article/ai-companion-boyfriend-girlfriend), such as loss of social skills, unhelpful feedback loops, and sychopancy.\n\nJaime Bronstein, LCSW, EVA AI's resident relationship therapist, told Mashable over a video call that these relationships can be \"very beneficial for somebody who maybe wasn't feeling very loved in the past and wants to feel or be listened to and heard and understood and validated.\"\n\nShe also said that AI could be good practice for communication. Executive director of the [Kinsey Institute, Justin Garcia](https://mashable.com/article/dating-advice-kinsey-institute-justin-garcia) (who is an evolutionary biologist, not a therapist), told Mashable in Feb. that AI can be somewhat helpful if thought of as \"training wheels,\" but at some point the training wheels should come off.\n\nWhen asked about [AI psychosis](https://mashable.com/article/ai-psychosis-symptoms) and the [violence that occurred](https://mashable.com/tech/ai-play-role-double-murder) after suspects had conversations with chatbots, Bronstein said that EVA AI is trained for this — and that \"very scary things\" have been happening since before AI, \"because we've had Google for a long time.\"\n\n\"But it is very, very scary. But luckily, EVA is trained...to help with mental health and not to make it worse,\" she said. Overall, from what she's seen, AI relationships are more beneficial than harmful.\n\nBronstein, despite being the company's resident relationship therapist, isn't one of the therapists EVA AI is hiring. She was brought on to provide commentary for articles.\n\nTopics\n[Artificial Intelligence](https://mashable.com/category/artificial-intelligence)\n\nAnna Iovine is the associate editor of features at Mashable. Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain. Before Mashable, Anna was a social editor at VICE and freelanced for publications such as Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review. 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