Marlynn Wei — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author specializing in the intersection of AI and mental health.
Testified before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the mental health risks and benefits of AI chatbots.
Shared perspectives on AI and mental health on national media outlets including CBS Mornings, PBS NewsHour, CNN, and Fox Business.
Writes for Psychology Today, where her articles have reached nearly four million readers.
Graduate of Yale Law School, Yale School of Medicine, and Harvard Medical School's Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean psychiatry residency program.

Biography

Marlynn Wei is a Harvard- and Yale-trained psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author, focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence and mental health. Her interdisciplinary work integrates her background in psychiatry, law, and ethics to explore how emerging technologies reshape psychological reality, identity, attachment, and meaning.