Brain: The AI-based therapist that democratises access to mental health care
At a time when mental health is one of the major problems in today’s society, access to psychology should not be a luxury. With the irruption of generative AI and the great technological advances, from Thera4all and with the help of Plain Concepts, we set out to democratise access to it by combining all the knowledge of a group of expert psychologists together with the latest technologies Brain, is a solution that facilitates access to psychological consultations through the use of the latest generation of artificial intelligence.
It is available to everyone, from anywhere and at any time. This presents a unique and immersive experience in which the well-being of patients is prioritised when they need it most. Thera4All is an energetic and passionate company that aims to democratise psychology. Its team of experts works to provide its users with accurate and scientifically backed tools.
The aim was to offer a realistic experience, as if the user were on a real call with their therapist, as well as preserving their privacy and offering a rigorous service based on scientific studies on all types of scenarios and situations to be taken into account by the virtual psychologist, with the aim of offering an interaction that is personalised to the user’s needs.
The process
One of the main challenges was to achieve an immersive, realistic and attractive experience. To achieve this, we have used our Evergine graphics engine, with which we have done a great job of low-level optimisation in the rendering, as well as developing new morphing techniques that achieve realistic movement when the therapist speaks.
The synchronisation of the audio with the movement of the face, as well as the rendering of the skin, hair or eyes makes patients forget that they are in front of an AI.
At the AI level, a very powerful backend has been built using the latest prompting techniques to ensure that the virtual therapist does not make impermissible recommendations to the user. By optimising the OpenAI API calls and relying on cognitive services, we use a neural voice to generate the responses.
The solution is based on an innovation approach with AI, extended reality and cybersecurity.
Development with Evergine and Azure OpenAI.
Metahuman who performs psychological examinations
Results
- Content moderation strategy using AI services to ensure ethical and responsible use.
- Accessible psychology service with the most advanced AI applied to human care.
- Creation of a hyper-realistic “metahuman” that makes the patient feel understood, listened to and guided. –
- Certified assessments by health psychologists in areas such as dementia, anxiety, depression, ADHD, etc.
- Democratisation of access to mental health.
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