Technology is allowing new strategies to reduce the risk of suicide using AI. This article explores some of these innovative developments and some concerns.
Technology is allowing new strategies to reduce the risk of suicide using AI. This article explores some of these innovative developments and some concerns.
In the UK, a quarter of people who take their own lives were in contact with a health professional the previous week, and most have spoken to someone within the last month. Yet assessing patient suicide risk remains extremely difficult. There were 5,219 recorded deaths by suicide in England in 2021. While …
Ramakant Vempati, Wysa cofounder and president, discusses how the startup tests its AI-backed chatbot to monitor safety and quality.
The World Health Organization, with support from the Qatar Ministry of Health, recently launched the AI-powered WHO Digital Health Worker, Florence version 2.0, offering an innovative and interactive platform to share a myriad of health topics in seven languages at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Qatar.
AI algorithms have massive implications for human life and the wider society. Ethical dilemmas surrounding AI include digital disparities and its weaponization. Autonomy should be balanced with human oversight while the responsible use of AI should be elevated, so it can be leveraged to tackle discrimination.
3 international research projects led by Aotearoa New Zealand research teams have been awarded a total of $5.1 million to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) could provide improved access to healthcare.
Hype and negative news reports about artificial intelligence (AI) abound. Involving patients in healthcare AI projects may help in adoption and acceptance of these technologies. We argue that AI algorithms should be co-designed with patients and healthcare workers.
Mental health conditions are a substantial global health issue that’s continuously increasing. Soul Machines Digital People can, and do deliver mental health support in a uniquely kind and inclusive way – patients and clients feel seen and heard in a judgment-free space.
Building on its effort to battle social isolation and support aging in place, the New York State Office for the Aging is delivering voice-operated smart technology to the homes of more than 800 older adults.
Wysa aims to provide AI-enabled unique support to all its users, such that they find the same comfort, support, and use that we do when meeting a therapist in person yet does not follow a one size fits all approach.
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Andrew has been CEO of Whakarongorau Aotearoa (formerly Homecare Medical), a social enterprise providing national telehealth services, since its establishment in 2015. The organisation has grown exponentially in that time from 150 people to today’s workforce of 2,500. Andrew is dedicated to solving inequitable access to health care by creating partnerships in provincial and rural areas to support ethnic communities including Māori and Pasifika, empowering local organisations to provide solutions for the own communities.
Whakarongorau Aotearoa’s 24/7 services operate across seven digital channels including voice, webchat and text, and are supported by clinical teams including more than 200 nurses, paramedics and specialists.
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Victoria is CEO of Mental Health Innovations, the charity behind SHOUT, the UK’s first 24/7 crisis text service. From 2011 to 2017, she was Director of Programmes at The Royal Foundation, building a portfolio of projects including the Invictus Games, Coach Core, United for Wildlife and Heads Together.