Dartmouth College has launched a clinical trial for Therabot, an experimental AI-powered app designed to improve access to mental health care. The app uses generative AI to provide personalized advice and recommendations based on user interactions.
An experimental, artificial intelligence-powered therapeutic app that its creators hope will drastically improve access to mental health care began its first clinical trial last month. Therabot , a text-based AI app in development at Dartmouth College, launched in a clinical trial in March with 210 participants. In its conversations with users, the app uses generative AI, the same technology that powers OpenAI’s ChatGPT, to come up with answers and responses.
“We’ve heard ‘I love you, Therabot’ multiple times already,” Jacobson said. “People are engaging with it at times that I would never respond if I were engaging with clients. They’re engaging with it at 3 a.m. when they can’t sleep, and it responds immediately.” In that sense, the team behind Therabot says, the app could expand access and availability rather than replacing human therapists.
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