AI researchers and psychologists from Woebot have launched Stanford University, a chatbot that helps users manage their mental health. Stanford University gathers mood data from text and emojis patients enter as part of daily chat conversations to offer personal responses and follow-ups for 10 minutes at a time. Modelled on cognitive behavioural therapy techniques, the chatbot encourages patients to talk about emotional responses to life events and identify instances that cause stress, anxiety and depression. Patients are less likely to fear being judged by a chatbot than they would by a human therapist, said Stanford University CEO Alison Darcy.
AI researchers and psychologists from Stanford University have launched Woebot, a chatbot that helps users manage their mental health. Woebot gathers mood data from text and emojis patients enter as part of daily chat conversations to offer personal responses and follow-ups for 10 minutes at a time. Modelled on cognitive behavioural therapy techniques, the chatbot encourages patients to talk about emotional responses to life events and identify instances that cause stress, anxiety and depression. Patients are less likely to fear being judged by a chatbot than they would by a human therapist, said Woebot CEO Alison Darcy.