AI may be smart, but it can be weird.

Which of these do you think can happen?

AI told a naturopath that elderberry has no immune benefits, despite peer-reviewed research, because training data was biased toward pharmaceutical interventions.

AI gave someone a dandelion wine recipe with 6x the normal sugar. Undrinkable syrup.

AI hallucinated a completely fake research study (journal name, author, DOI) when a therapist asked for evidence on somatic therapy. All sounded real. None existed.

AI refused to help an acupuncturist write about meridians, flagging Traditional Chinese Medicine as pseudoscience even though TCM is licensed healthcare in Canada.

AI confidently told someone that tomatoes are good companion plants for potatoes in permaculture. (They're both nightshades. This invites blight. Any gardener knows this.)

All of these can happen.

And probably have.

AI hallucinates, carries bias, and speaks with false confidence. Once you understand how it works and where it breaks down, it becomes a genuinely useful tool.

Let's figure out where you are with this.

Before we begin, tell us a bit about how you would best describe your practice.

Select up to three that most centre your current practice. Use the Other field below for additional modalities.

Other modalities:

Where are you right now with AI?

Haven't touched it yet (and maybe don't want to)

Curious but haven't started

Dipping my toe in, trying things out

Actively experimenting

Building something that matters

If you're hesitating, what's actually in the way?

Select all that apply, or skip if not applicable

Ethical concerns

Overwhelm (too much information)

Time

Don't know where to start

Doesn't feel aligned with my values

Other:

What's been frustrating or annoying about your AI experience so far?

Select all that apply

The sycophancy (it agrees with everything, won't push back)

Hallucinations (makes stuff up confidently)

Rabbit holes (hours wasted, nothing useful)

Generic outputs (everything sounds the same)

Don't know how to prompt it properly

Other:

If you're already experimenting, what have you tried?

Select all that apply

Fun stuff (Suno, image generation, creative play)

Practical admin (scheduling, emails, documentation)

Client-facing work (session prep, treatment plans)

Building something new (tools, workflows, offerings)

Just exploring with no specific goal

Haven't started yet

What could AI realistically help you with in your practice right now?

Select all that apply

Email management and auto-responders

Accounting and bookkeeping

Scheduling and calendar

Client intake forms

Session notes and documentation

Other:

Do you have clear boundaries about where AI belongs in your practice and where it does not?

Yes, I have a clear approach

I'm figuring it out as I go

No, but I'd like one

I trust my instinct on this

Looking ahead, how might you imagine AI showing up in your practice?

Select all that apply

Quietly handling the work I find draining

Helping me reach people I cannot reach now

Part of how I design new offerings

Holding space I cannot hold alone (educational content, follow-ups, between-session support)

I would rather it stay out of my practice entirely

I cannot picture it yet

Does the idea of integrating AI into your practice feel like:

A compromise (losing something essential)

A necessity (keeping up)

An expansion (becoming more of who you are)

An experiment (too soon to know)

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