Emotions and AI:
“Navigating the Future of
Technology in Mental
Health”
By: Esra Ekin Kose
What are Emotions?
■ A part of our daily lives within decision-making flows and
social interactions.
■ Emotions are experiences.
■ An interplay between various aspects such as neural activities
or physiological responses.
■ Triggered by external stimuli or internal thoughts.
Do They Matter
and
Why?
Emotions are not subjective experiences but are also evident
through physical expressions, like facial expressions, or
positive/negative physiological impacts on human bodies.
Understanding the complexity of emotions is essential for
effectively grasping mental health and well-being.
A Way to Improve
Therapy…
AI's potential offers an Mental health needs are
innovative approach to mental escalating, and technology,
health care, making it more especially AI, presents
personalized and efficient. promising access to therapy.
“Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Online
Social Therapy for Youth Mental
Health” by Simon D’Alfonso
”New technologies provide an
1
opportunity for improving, and transforming
M Moderated Online Social Therapy (MOST) psychiatric interventions. Due to
model, which combines peer support, the general enthusiasm of young people for
O new technologies,
evidence-based interventions, and advanced
S computational methods, including AI, to with more than 97% of youth connecting to
T the Internet daily may be effective for, and
enhance user engagement and personalize attractive to, patients with
therapy. different mental health disorders.”
1
D’Alfonso, Simon, et al. “Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Online Social Therapy for Youth Mental Health.” Frontiers, Frontiers, 1 May 2017,
[Link]/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00796/full
"Affective Computing"
by Rosalind W. Picard
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“The biggest question in affect recognition is, "What are
the couplings between affective states and their 1
” In some cases we
patterns of expression?“ can expect
computers to
perform better
Computers can recognize and interpret human emotions too. than people. With
wearable
computers and
Computers, equipped with the ability to process and understand "smart clothing,"
emotional information can interact more naturally and effectively the computer can
with humans. continuously
attend to
This work lays a foundation for future technological advancements physiological
where emotional intelligence in machines plays a crucial role. patterns,
especially
biosignals. “
1
Picard, Rosalind W. “Affective Computing.” The MIT Press, 1997.
Human-Technology Integration
in Therapy
By leveraging AI and advanced
computational tools, therapy becomes
more accessible, personalized, and
responsive to individual emotional and
psychological needs.
Thank You For
Listening!
