AI and Mental Health

Time for a moment of reflection. Mental health in the workplace wasn't something that was discussed when I started out working, and I worked in some testosterone fuelled offices back in the 90's. Think a typical week in one of the newspapers would give a current HR team a years worth of work.... And a fair amount of billing time for the lawyers.

Interesting to see a new AI powered companion called Replika - https://replika.ai/ - The AI companion who cares. Initial focus - to give you someone positive and empathetic to talk to.

"Replika was designed to provide positive feedback to those who use it, in accordance with the therapeutic approach made famous by the American psychologist Carl Rogers, and many psychologists and therapists say the raw emotional support provided by such systems is real."

Interesting to see how this one develops.