AI Can Transform Mental Healthcare—but It Cannot Replace Human Care Artificial intelligence is expanding access to mental healthcare through early screening, personalised support, and digital interventions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy however, its effectiveness depends on ethical safeguards, clinical oversight, data privacy, and ensuring that AI complements—not replaces—the role of trained mental health professionals. URL: https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/the-promise-and-limits-of-ai-in-mental-healthcare