IBM's new AI can predict psychosis in your speech

Language is a fascinating tool, one that allows humans to share thoughts with one another. Often enough, if used with clarity and precision, language leads to an accord of minds. Language is also the tool by which psychiatrists evaluate a patient for particular psychoses or mental disorders, including schizophrenia. However, these evaluations tend to depend on the availability of highly trained professionals and adequate facilities. Enter a team comprising members of IBM Research's Computational Psychiatry and Neuroimaging groups and universities around the globe.