The mental health AI chatbot made for real life | Alison Darcy (Kelly Corrigan takeover)
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The mental health AI chatbot made for real life | Alison Darcy (Kelly Corrigan takeover)

VANCOUVER, CANADA – In a thought-provoking session at TED2025, psychologist and founder of Woebot Health, Alison Darcy, engaged in a crucial conversation with author and podcaster Kelly Corrigan about the role of AI in mental health. Their discussion, part of Corrigan's "TED Talks Daily" takeover, delved into the vision behind Woebot – a mental health chatbot designed to offer support in real-life, often vulnerable moments, particularly when human help isn't readily available. The core of Darcy's work with Woebot is to provide accessible mental health support, especially for those experiencing distress during "off-hours," such as late-night panic attacks. As Darcy highlighted during the talk, an estimated 75-80% of Woebot's conversations occur outside of traditional clinic hours, with the longest interactions often taking place between 2 AM and 5 AM. This underscores the chatbot's utility as a...
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I omit Nigeria, my mental properly being is never any longer at it’s top possible – Nigerian man residing in Germany cries out
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I omit Nigeria, my mental properly being is never any longer at it’s top possible – Nigerian man residing in Germany cries out

Lifestyle Home/Leisure/I omit Nigeria, my mental properly being is never any longer at it’s top possible – Nigerian man residing in Germany cries outA Nigerian engineer residing in Germany has expressed how grand he misses Nigeria In a post shared on X, the engineer expressed alive to for Nigeria, his family, chums, and the map of life he had while residing there. He also printed that his mental properly-being is at the moment struggling as a outcomes of being away from his dwelling nation. Related Articles
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