The Therapist
The Therapist explores wider concepts of using an AI Chatbot to support mental health using third-wave approaches, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), in conservative communities. The research will include investigating definitions of conservative communities and their characteristics, limitations and the stigmatisation that impacts mental health.
The Therapist will study the feasibility and preparedness of the identified communities to accept such a solution.
As a result of the Therapist study, a humanoid chatbot will be design to provide mental health support in the identified communities
Annie The Chatbot​
Annie is a personalised voice-activated humanoid chatbot that is based on an emotional intelligence and empathy model. Annie will provide the mental health support needed in the identified communities to bridge the gap between therapists and patients and tackle the specific issues identified through the research conducted by the Therapist project, such as stigma, cost and accessibility.
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What makes Annie Novel: Annie will be trained based on Islamic psychology theory and third-wave therapy protocols to understand the religious context and make it culturally sensitive. It will also be an Arabic NLP-trained model.