AI App by Deepak Chopra for Mental Health Support

This is a good one, interesting use of his vast work.

Deepak Chopra was on CBS Saturday Morning. He talked about artificial intelligence and where it fits in our lives. He explained how he is using it to help even more people.

Deepak launched his own AI app, called DigitalDeepak.AI. It does not go through search engines. Instead, it uses only things Deepak has said or written in the past that are relevant today. The information given to the AI will also remain anonymous, he said, and won’t be stored. 

He believes AI programs and other algorithms can help tackle the nation’s mental health provider shortage. 

“I think the only way to fill the gap is through AI, through algorithms that monitor your well-being,” he said. “And that can give you not only advice, but actually help you in the moment to tackle your distress. If we can do that with AI, with these algorithms, with monitoring, you won’t need to see a doctor most of the time.” 

“The machine is not intelligent, OK? It’s a database,” Deepak explained. “But it’s an amazing database, because it’s a database of philosophy, of science, of spirituality, of religion, of physics, of mathematics, of biology, of anthropology, the database of human knowledge. There’s no single person who has access to that, but this is like Aladdin’s lamp: You use it correctly and the genie comes out of it and it can solve any problem that you have.” 

I think this is very interesting. If I download the app – ok let’s face it – when I download the app, I’ll let you know what I learn. 😉

What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments.