Talk Title: Using AI and Passive Data to Enhance Digital Assessment and Treatment of Mental Health
Talk Abstract: This presentation will provide an overview of how passively collected data from smartphones, wearables, and internet behavior can be used to enhance the assessment and treatment of mental health. I will discuss how AI and machine learning models can leverage this data to accurately detect a range of mental health conditions, predict both long-term and rapid changes in symptoms, and inform the delivery of scalable, personalized digital interventions. The talk will culminate with a deep dive into the development and evaluation of Therabot, the first generative AI for psychotherapy, highlighting findings from its first-of-its-kind randomized controlled trial.