The last few weeks on Regional Radio, we've been highlighting the impacts of artificial intelligence, or AI, on education.

AI is impacting so many aspects of life right now and among those is the world of mental health. Tony Kirkman is the Executive Director of the Piatt County Mental Health Center and points out there are going to be areas of life AI cannot reach.

According to Kirkman, it is impressive what is happening with AI in the medical field. Particularly in the mental health world, they are using it to make things more efficient in treating and helping individuals.

Kirkman admits he can be 'old school' about his approach, but does note there is a lot of nuance to a conversation that AI is likely to not pick up on.

At the Piatt County Mental Health Center, Kirkman notes they are also using it to help better communicate among many surface-level uses.