Using AI in Mental Health: the Way Forward

Ever since Alan Turing's seminal work on how computers can mimic human beings, AI or Artificial Intelligence has seen an exponential development in the field of technology and cognitive science. Artificial Intelligence at its core refers to the simulation of human intelligence and actions in computers and machines so that they can mimic our activities and think like us. These days we move about in our day-to-day lives with AI being there like an omnipresent entity. Be it SIRI on your iPhone or Alexa on your smart home device, AI is there to help us out in our day-to-day activities. You can even have conversations at length with these AI, albeit the range of responses is limited and banks on the availability of the Internet. Smart home devices now let us control all our indoor appliances using AI-driven technology, making our lives so much easier and comfortable.