For all of human history, we’ve built machines and tools to help us do our work more quickly and efficiently. Not only have these tools made our manual labor faster and more efficient, but they’ve also increased safety for workers. Until recently, however, machines weren’t used to help with human-centric professions like social work.

With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), we’re beginning to see the role of machines in every imaginable context including the field of social work. AI can’t yet run a therapy session or fully coordinate a plan for helping people to improve their lives, but there are ways it could be used to assist social workers in their daily responsibilities, and even save lives. Here’s how AI might help shape the future of social work.

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