Background

Rémy Potier is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor (HDR) at Lumière Lyon 2 University, affiliated with the Institute of Psychology and the Center for Research in Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology (CRPPC).

20 years of clinical practice (2005-2026) and over 10,000 hours of direct patient contact give him empirical expertise in psychological vulnerabilities — manipulation, emotional collapse, dependency formation — that he now articulates with research on human-AI interactions.

His published work focuses on digital phenotyping ethics, algorithmic mediation of subjectivity, and the transformation of clinical practice in the digital age. He coordinated the COV-CARE international network (30 researchers, 5 continents) and directed projects funded by ANR and the French Rare Diseases Foundation.

In 2015, he was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University (Digital Health & Sensory Technologies). Since 2025, he has focused his research on AI Safety applications of his expertise.

Education

2018

Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR), Université Paris Cité

"Clinical Knowledge Confronting the Digital: Psychopathological and Epistemological Stakes of Everyday Algorithms"

2007

PhD in Clinical Psychology, Université Paris Cité

2002

Graduate Diploma in Digital Knowledge Management, Paris-Sorbonne

2000

Master's (DEA) in Philosophy, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Affiliations

Lumière Lyon 2 University
Institute of Psychology
CRPPC (Center for Research in Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology)

ORCID: 0000-0002-9079-5710