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Who made Woebot?
Alison Darcy is a psychologist and technologist. She is the founder and President of Woebot, a company which provides digital therapeutics and behavioral health products. Woebot is a chatbot that uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques to help people manage their mental health. It’s designed to be used every day, for a few minutes at a time, and specifically targets conditions like depression and anxiety.
Why was Woebot created?
In 2017 Darcy founded Woebot, an artificial intelligence powered chatbot that helps users monitor their moods and manage their mental health. The board of Woebot is chaired by Ng. Darcy wants to make mental health services and the trainings of cognitive behavioural therapy accessible to all. Wysa | YourStory. Wysa is a Bengaluru based artificial intelligence based chatbot for managing mental health. Grounded in science and powered by AI, Woebot is easy to talk to and fits right into your life, whenever you want to chat.