Artificial Intelligence Meets Mental Health Therapy | Andy Blackwell | TEDxNatick

Andy and his team are using AI in the delivery of mental health care for tens of thousands of patients with compelling results. He shares their approach as well as a vision for treating mental health conditions, which underpins his "Eight Billion Minds" program. Andy is Group Chief Science and Strategy Officer at IESO Digital Health in Cambridge, UK. His career has focused on developing innovative technologies that can improve the lives of those with mental health challenges. He trained in psychology and neuroscience at the University of St. Andrews and the University of Cambridge. Andy Blackwell is a scientist and healthcare technology entrepreneur who believes that data in our healthcare systems will fuel the discovery of a new generation of treatments and eradicate "trial and error" from medicine. This year he launched "8 Billion Minds", a ground-breaking technology program using deep learning to decode and democratize the treatment of mental health conditions. Andy trained in cognitive neuroscience and psychology at the Univ. of St. Andrews and the Univ. of Cambridge. Through clinical research Andy has seen first-hand the often devastating impact that mental health conditions such as Depression and Anxiety Disorders have on patients and their families; this experience drives his determination to improve the quality of treatments available. Andy has worked extensively with neuroscience labs and major pharma, biotech and medical devices companies around the world and serves as Group Chief Science and Strategy Officer at Ieso Digital Health in Cambridge, UK. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@XyZ-de8be]

its not that therapy is not effective, its just that you need to wait too long to be able to get access to Psychotherapy. AI can also have the downside of putting too much emphasis on optimizing and get the most of it, thus being just another efficiency tool in our self optimizing society while missing the warm, empathic and humanistic aspects in therapy which are crucial. Chit chat for example can also be a tool to build a good client-therapist relationship or to get some information about the clients personality or his habits.

[@hunnibear]

Had the pleasure to meet him after his talk, amazingly funny and polite guy! He's doing life-changing work.

[@omnizm5351]

"That’s sad. How plastic and artificial life has become. It gets harder and harder to find something…real.”

[@janbonte6422]

I do not agree, it shows that each one of us has the power within him/herself to heal. Behind this are people who genuinely care

[@dohaafifi6794]

what a promising solution for a wide world serious problem .. I hope we make a world cooperation against depression .. I hope every struggling one to feel health and better and achieve their goals ... Thank You

[@user-fn4jg8vq2d]

I'm not sure if an overemphasis on data driven approaches is strictly advisable but, with refinement it is doubtless a meritorious agenda Plus ... his use of newly invented digitally oriented psychotherapeutic memes was a delight in itself .. significantly lifted my mood :))

[@DJ-kt5bk]

Crippling anxiety depression drains my batteries I'm making jokes to help me cope I'm very high and very broke

[@allertonoff4]

'very high and very broke' .. touche Amigo .. priceless comment ;)

[@allertonoff4]

.... btw .. what a lot of these therapists fail to realize ..discreet HUMOR IS THE MAGIC BULLET !

[@donnamay5698]

Do u mean that literally? I'm very high and very broke... I just started listening to this video and wenr to comments to see how ppl liked it. Your comment caught my eye.

[@DJ-kt5bk]

Donna May no I'm not lol have a good day

[@subhashreesanty_5374]

Lets practice to be strong

[@solar-monk]

I love this guy. Brilliant talk. Thank you.

[@mumtazrizvi335]

Simply loved the idea of using AI in reaching out to so many people. Andy seems to have so much determination and conviction to help those in distress.

[@taiztamele2982]

This is amazing. I would love to learn more. Even study all of it.

[@scottyslearningcorner6080]

This is amazingly interested in elucidates things I've been think about for a while. Places where I have an idea on the horizon this is a hose of compact ideas about those thoughts just raining down. thank you so much.

[@udaykovai428]

Thank you Andy Blackwell. Your soft talk on the latest therapist techniques using AI gives lots of hope to people like me.

[@zfarahx]

Hope you’re doing better friend.

[@thefyskoogle134]

Incredible video thanks

[@fatimadarbandsari1870]

Amazing talk

[@sonaljain6216]

Amazing session!!

[@worldaround6520]

Thanks a lot sir.

[@harishkanwal1681]

Amazing...

[@nisaali8451]

Very good !

[@MikeysteelUk]

omg that noise in background. anxiety through the roof

[@dannyreed2887]

It's his beard on the right side rubbing against the microphone boom.

[@bekacynthia]

What noise?!

[@properpsychology1276]

"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives." - William James (The Father of American Psychology)

[@sandyhowell164]

Tha k you for sharing

[@dannyreed2887]

Curving the microphone boom AROUND his beard on the right side would avoid the scraping sound every time he moves his face.

[@drzach523]

The needed a clever sound engineer behind monitor. You made a valid point.

[@consertandoainternet]

Sensacional! O Dilema ético do tratamento a distância é: Será alguma I.A pode substituir um terapeuta?

[@udaykovai428]

Talk therapy without talking. Wow. That's amazing.

[@elielsolis]

I suffered from autoimmune disease but I’m telling it does not compare to a mental disease. There is a difference when your going through pain in your body, but is another thing when your soul is in pain.

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[@meghnachowdhury7798]

Wowwwww it's just amazing❤️

[@wairimumukuria959]

I am interested to know more.

[@allertonoff4]

from lengthy experience of depression and anxiety (from even before I could name my experience) ..I have come to a conclusion .. I might suggest that an Essential part of any form of cognitive therapy should be the dissemination and adoption of the practice of 'MINDFULNESS'

[@britunculus]

It's not necessarily helpful in anxiety, can make you worse.

[@suthomas4682]

Multi disciplinary approaches always effective. Physicians have been operating remotely for some considerable time. My main concern is wha is the financial cost to patients?

[@britunculus]

UK, so free.

[@martinwilliams9866]

The future is "Therapeutic Factors", the modelling of therapists (NLP), clients (Focusing) & especially the concept of "Uncommon Therapeutic Factors" as well as the more popular "Common Factors Theory".

[@sexbox360]

A.i will sneak up on the vast majority of people... The Turing test was not a test for a machine intelligence to pass as a human it was a test for us to be able to distinguish wether we were talking to another human or not... We failed that a while back

[@flowerflower8552]

Indeed, health is a factory of intelligence and many other things🇮🇶

[@fantikawerner8029]

And syria is a factory for religious extremist and asylum fraudsters that leeches off the worlds achievements

[@nino12729]

Schnitzel

[@christianjackson9298]

Finding polite ways to tell over-worked therapists they aren't working hard enough..

[@nicorusso1526]

I am curious as to how his suggestions would reach people without Internet access such as in developing nations.

[@fantikawerner8029]

Such as the german country side...

[@user-bk5sr9wc9o]

Can AI understand our mind? Is AI our friend without emotion?

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

No and no. We can see just from the people who deny the importance of feelings how messed up our world has become.

[@user-bk5sr9wc9o]

Maybe,those are unnecessary things for human. Although those are necessary things until now...

[@vsigal]

Yes Yes

[@noctsickversus9632]

@@vsigal nah

[@rustynails68]

Yes. AI will understand everyones mind. But, it won’t be our friend.

[@barrydeeks9580]

i am on twice the recomended dosage of aural medication and a large depo and it has little effect on what the doctors like to call my belifes.

[@e.f.g.v.4496]

I really likethis guy seems to know what he is talking about

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Agreed. Professionals tend to know far more about their jobs than most people.

[@ArtfulData]

It would be amazing thanks AI ❤🎉

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

10:51 the AI that analyzes therapy sessions

[@peterdeacon4628]

Medication can cause depression, statins do that to me also blood pressure medication, statins effect is waking up in the morning my mind seems empty and I have no thoughts or plans for the day ahead.

[@VladyslavKL]

🕊

[@noorulcuyunsheikhnoor4552]

I assume I have depression but I am not sad. Neither despaired.. Neither guilt all. But most of the time I am lazy.. procrastinating. Putting tasks for tomorrow..and have conflicts with everyone.. do I still consider that I am depressed?

[@michelebella677]

Sounds more behavioral than chemical. Regardless if it's depression or not, the treatment should be the same - behavioral changes and adding structure and accountability. A good daily "to do list" can help make tremendous changes. As far as the conflicts, I think looking at the underlying reasons can help. Are you in conflict with people because you're unhappy with yourself? I think that getting some structure and doing some altruistic work can be beneficial.

[@tfi7867]

Trauma…chronic neglect, maybe. Subtle abuse that’s chronically dosed out could lead this. Not a doctor, but have this experience.

[@mattbrown4269]

How much can AI “understand” about the content of a patient’s speech? In order to deliver on the promise of letting an AI-enabled program actually deliver care (last minute of the talk), it seems that the AI would have to pass the Turing test, at least in the context of the therapy session’s particular vocabulary. IOW, the patient would need to lose sight of the idea that she is talking to a computer because the computer’s responses were indistinguishable from a psychotherapist’s.

[@franksilva4175]

The middle ground is integrating AI with practitioners so you optimize interventions while retaining the humanistic aspects of psychotherapy. Could also reduce level of training necessary for therapists

[@m.c.4458]

A new age Oracle long life to the Gods... A couple of points: if medicine is more tangible vs paychotherapy, why hasn't this been used yet? And... how core beliefs and schemata transculturaly will be approached... may need to run the language thing in sessions in all countries before is sold outside the uk and US? Idwas an concepts ... are not all the same. Can then, ai use Clinical judgement?

[@tttggg2927]

how the psychotic patient can use such technology? digitalization of mental health care without human involve is not possible, some of the disorders can be treated online or by the AI, but not all of them, Psychosis, Bipolar disorders and so on ..

[@hanskraut2018]

This should be way further. Some misaligned interests or anti technology leaders might be in the way 🤔 or maybe people dont see the connection between economy and mental health care selfishly Watch the mouse video with low dopamine how they have no fun and drive to explore make friends eat and so on. Dont remember the video eldopa injected into mouse and they run around and are motivated again. (They even die next to food without dopamine of lack of food)

[@Zoenak]

Will AI replace psychologist?

[@Jay-pw7pg]

I’m holding off on medications, as challenging as it has been, bc I’m confidant exponential advances in AI and other cutting-edge techs and disciplines will make these meds look like child’s play. And even perhaps quite negligent and harmful in ways we don’t fully understand yet. Far more effective approaches will likely be invented/developed with AI leading the way, and “managed” by experts. And the experts may not even be in what is currently known as pharmaceuticals, psychiatry, medicine. They may be spiritual/energetic experts, and/or experts in fields which don’t even exist yet. That is, if the world isn’t destroyed by current day human ignorance, arrogance, greed, etc. But I’m on the whole quite optimistic that mental, physical, spiritual advances will reshape the planet and beyond, as we and our creations inhabit other planets/bodies in the universe. These are exciting and anxiety-stirring times. We are truly at a previously inconceivable tipping point in human history - but also likely for this universe as a whole. Unless there are more advanced species in the universe. Which increasingly I doubt.

[@Kongolox]

abit misleading chart at 15:26 52% to 60%.. granted its a good improvement but these chart manipulation is only cheapen the results..

[@franciscodelbarrio2101]

IA will overcome the human being, att. SKYNET

[@hanskraut2018]

Ai should be used for depression adhd at least dont know the other ones but probably also. Psychiatry is outdated no computers used

[@avidreadershyama4103]

Being rooted to the natural world one can keep good metal health in the era of Artificial Intelligence

[@mistycloud4455]

A.G.I Will be man's last invention

[@niallyuxinxie3938]

he kind of looks a little bit like macaulay culkin

[@bryanferguson4927]

Ma-larkey.

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[@wilsonsoto6857]

Put a chip in my brain and make me happy

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Without sadness, there can be no happiness. Without pain, there can be no pleasure.

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@@aylbdrmadison1051 god bless you

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@Martyr4JesusTheChrist god bless you

[@thejollysloth5743]

LSD group therapy.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Mushrooms would be a far wiser choice.

[@stoneagealienz874]

Aylbdr Madison that depends on your problem and what you are trying to achieve. MDMA can also have some brilliant effects. Just because mushrooms are „natural“ and LSD isn‘t doesn’t mean they are inherently better.

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[@Hallands.]

We shall see about that...

[@e.f.g.v.4496]

1st coment

[@e.f.g.v.4496]

I bealive that you should think of this you are sending a message to someone you don't know you dont know me and i don't know you i am a child by showing this behaver that is childish and self centerded to you most likely adultos makes scence now i have a question for you children go in a stage un thei lite in which they only think about themselves and don't think other people have feelings and getting out of that phase os hard second you could be a troll tring to make me feel bad so i will take your comment with a grain of salt bit if you were geniun then thanks for the feedback but i bealive you might be sad yourself negativo behaver gets given to someone just by someone else also i bealive you don't even know what narcism is because there are two types of narcism and to learn about those typed i would recomend you to watch red ed also Narciso is a mental disorder and last by you writing this comment what did you get out of this did you get any engoiment ránking and complaining dont change this coment it will only make me think also this may be just be me but your username Mart4JesusTheChrist seems a litle bit egotistical comparing your self a mortal and not a god to the lord himsrlf which i bealive is in contradiction with the 10 comandments and yeah i watch ted for one reason to learn lessons not to get critisied by someone who is doing the thing that he is critising me for bay have a good night sir and hope you never answer to any of my coments again bay

[@e.f.g.v.4496]

By the way pretty sure you are not gonna read that

[@e.f.g.v.4496]

Also list of adkectives and using using big words dont make you sound smart it will make you sound like you looked in google sinonims of purpose just to make your argument seem starter when it actually only shows that you use a dictionary or google

[@e.f.g.v.4496]

Well if you think that i need to learn toughlove seems great to me but thereis one thing i dont know you and you dont know me this video is not for us tobe enemys bit engoy the video i accept constructive criticism what i dont accept is you acusing me of being a narcisits just because you saw me write a comment just to have fun and you just didnt want me to be able to have this

[@e.f.g.v.4496]

Also i am pretty sure you didnt read my comment you yadno argument so you defended yourself sayng that i need to learn toughlove but this is not love replyng to a mimingless coment is minning les invita self and i am telling to you just soyouknow i know english may not ne my first language but that doesnt mean i cant read a meaningless answer when i see one end this conversationor i will just block you and we will never talk hope never cheating about love a person who knows the art of debating and can see an argument crumble upon your hands sir

[@michellea3825]

would this be free? who would be paying for this? who gains money from this?

[@damattice23]

You are completely missing the human connection, the risks of AI learning the intricacies of the human mind and weaknesses, not to mention the unemployment of current mental health providers. The reason there is not enough access is that insurance companies do not value mental health, because they are not the primary short term benefiters. The only way for a mental health therapist to compete economically with other science fields, is to either charge a lot of money out of pocket or burn themselves out seeing too many clients and doing lower quality work. Before you judge the quality of a session, there are layers and layers of things that impact that on any given day between two humans. Does the general public realize this is just one more layer of control from OMH and government to want to control and benefit from regulation with obviously convincing charts and a robot like dude from the UK? Therapists already get schooling, a degrees, experience, pass a licensing exam, and are required to get continuing education. This is not improvement, this is control. Yes, this will work great for trauma survivors. I would like to know the specific parameters of your demographic, their issues, and funding streams. I am highly skeptical on one hand, terrified by this on the other.

[@BESTPROFF]

very slow, ordinry speechn a solution wasnt offered

[@livecontent6153]

How about considering it a good thing like with autism now everyone wants to be autistic because its a “gift” im being sarcasticish but in all seriousness we just need to change our attitude towards it and just love eachother so people will stop using it to seek attention because the feel alone

[@livecontent6153]

Also im gonna go on a longshot here and predict that this will be the gateway to AI eventually be given emotion to be able to help better and you can conclude what will happen its sad weve come to this stage in life

[@allertonoff4]

I'm not sure if an overemphasis on data driven approaches is strictly advisable but, with refinement it is doubtless a meritorious agenda Plus ... his use of newly invented digitally oriented psychotherapeutic memes was a delight in itself .. significantly lifted my mood :))