Read article – Saeed Hassanpour, associate professor of epidemiology and biomedical data science and founding director of the Center for Precision Health and Artificial Intelligence, is quoted in a story about how AI chatbots work. They are “trained on a huge amount of data on the internet, and combining some other techniques, it can summarize and capture a lot of knowledge and information about the world and how humans interact and operate,” Hassanpour said.

Read article – Michael Heinz, an assistant professor of psychiatry, is quoted in an article about best practices for using AI therapy chatbots that highlights the Therabot software developed at Dartmouth. “I wouldn’t tell somebody necessarily to stop using it if they feel like it’s working for them, but I tell them you still have to proceed with caution,” Heinz said.

Watch Video – Nicholas Jacobson, an associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry and an adjunct assistant professor of computer science, is featured in a segment about the use of generative AI for mental health care. “You’re seeing that a lot of these model providers are being reactionary instead of proactive. It takes a long time to do this well—it’s not something that you can do in a month or two and really learn how to understand this space and how to actually provide effective care through generative AI.”

Read article – Michael Heinz, an assistant professor of psychiatry, is quoted in an article about using AI chatbots for mental health care. “We are currently working on some pilot studies exploring Therabot’s use in new populations, including individuals with cannabis use co-occurring with anxiety and depression,” Heinz said.

Read article – Nicholas Jacobson, an associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, talks about the advantages and risks of AI-based therapy, with a reference to the therapy chatbot developed in his lab, Therabot. “For LGBTQ+ individuals, there is the added difficulty of finding a therapist who is not just available but culturally competent,” Jacobson said.

Read article – Michael Heinz, an assistant professor of psychiatry, is quoted in an article about the risks associated with using AI chatbots for therapy. “Ideally, chatbot design should encourage sustained, meaningful interaction with the primary purpose of delivering evidence-based therapy,” Heinz said.

Read article – Michael Heinz, an assistant professor of psychiatry, is quoted in an article about the use of AI chatbots in therapy. “We are currently working on some pilot studies exploring Therabot’s use in new populations, including individuals with cannabis use co-occurring with anxiety and depression,” Heinz said.

Read article – Nicholas Jacobson, PhD, an associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry, is featured in an article about the benefits and drawbacks of AI-driven therapy. Therabot is mentioned. “There is no replacement for in-person care,” Jacobson said, “but there are nowhere near enough providers to go around.”

Read more – Michael Heinz, an assistant professor of psychiatry, is quoted in a trends report about institutions considering AI to expand students’ access to mental health counseling, with a positive mention of Therabot. “There’s a lot of promise, but it’s important to proceed with caution,” Heinz says.

Read article – Nicholas Jacobson, PhD, an associate professor of biomedical data science, psychiatry, and computer science, comments on state and industry efforts to curb unvetted AI from providing mental health therapy. “I think it would require … some new oversight institution to actually do this effectively,” Jacobson said.