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AI Chatbots and Mental Health – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1149 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1149 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Ryanneil Masucol Preamble Couple of days ago, I read an article in New York Times Opinion from Laura Reiley titled ‘What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life’. The title says what the content is. It is a heartbreaking story but Laura as mother, is still quite unemotional and balanced in her write up. (Link at the bottom) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into artificial intelligence chatbot platforms, including Meta AI Studio and Character.AI, for potentially engaging in deceptive trade practices and misleadingly marketing themselves as mental health tools. These platform may be utilized by vulnerable individ...

  Five Global Trends in Business and Society in 2025 – 4 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1066 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1066 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Asad Photo Maldives Credit: Eddie Stofe Credit: Geancarlo Peruzzolo Credit: Mehedi Hasan Credit: Tony Zohari This post is based on an INSEAD survey and report. Preamble The INSEAD article "Five Global Trends in Business and Society in 2025" identifies key challenges and opportunities that businesses should address this year. 1. Climate Change 2. Geopolitical Crises 3. Economic Uncertainty 4. Social Instability 5. Income and Wealth Inequality The article emphasizes the need for businesses to proactively engage with these issues to foster a more equitable and sustainable society. We take these trends one by on...

Longevity – Other Aspects – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1004 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1004 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Ali Pazani Credit: Boom Credit: Mikhail Nilov Long Life or Longevity is a complicated matter and raises several ethical, social, economic, and global issues. This post highlights some of these aspects. Equity and Access The potential for longevity technologies to be accessible primarily to the wealthy, as is the case at present, raises significant concerns about justice and inequality. If only affluent individuals can afford life-extending treatments, this could exacerbate existing health disparities and create a societal divide where longevity becomes a privilege rather than a universal right. Religious Beliefs Most religions endorse a fixed lifespan allocat...

Mental Health Issues in Youth in Pakistan – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #849 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #849 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Ketut Subiyanto Credit: Natalie Bond Credit: Ron Lach The United Nations – UN – defines people between 15 and 24 years as youth. Youth is a period of transition from the dependence of childhood to independence of adulthood. WHO defines adolescence as the phase of life between childhood and adulthood, from ages 10 to 19. Adolescents experience rapid physical, cognitive, and psychosocial growth. Issues Pakistan already has a major problem with mental health issues in children, adolescents and youth which is growing rapidly due to fast deteriorating socio-eco...

Global Mental Health Crisis in Teens and Its Impact on Future Workforce – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #848 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #848 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Gui Spinardi Credit: cottonbro studio Credit: cottonbro studio Credit: cottonbro studio About 200 million teens are suffering from mental health crisis globally. In the US, about 18 million teens are suffering from various mental health conditions. The alarming part is that there has been a constant trend of increase. The youth mental health crisis is very real. Girls, in particular, are really in crisis. According to the CDC - US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -  report from earlier this year, almost 60 perce...

Encouraging Bad and Expecting Good – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #841 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #841 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: Mikhail Nilov Photo Credit: Markus Spiske Photo Credit: Asad Photo Maldives Photo Credit: Atta Putta Gunawan James Heskett is UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He is a regular contributor to HBS Working Knowledge, and his articles are always deeply thought provoking. Primary thought for this post comes from his August 2023 article titled ‘As Leaders, Why Do We Continue to Reward A, While Hoping for B?’. ( Link at the end ). His article focuses on corporates, which I shall take up in the next post with particular reference to ...

Social Media in Our Lives – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #808 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #808 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: August de Richelieu Photo Credit: Andrea Piacquadio Photo Credit: Ketut Subiyanto Photo Credit: Lisa Fotios I n the digital age, social media has become an integral part of our lives, leaving a visible and invisible impact on individuals and society as a whole. It has transformed the way we connect, communicate, and consume information. While social media offers numerous advantages such as enhanced connectivity and access to information, it also poses challenges such as privacy concerns and negative impacts on mental health. Social Media may be categorized in fou...

Career Choices Dilemmas – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #743 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #743 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: Amina Filkins Photo Credit: Jeff Denlea Photo Credit: Thirdman Let us start with the question, Do Young People Make Career Choices? The answer is mostly No. These are the scenarios which lead to the above answer. Aptitude Assessment Most youngsters do not know or at least do not know clearly as to what they wish to pursue as a career. The biggest reason for this gap is our curriculum which is taught from beginning to the college. The curriculum is a mix of many subjects none of which evokes curiosity or quest for knowledge. Children are being overloaded with unnece...