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Dartmouth researcher on First Evidence-Based AI Therapy Bot #Shorts

15 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief interview, a Dartmouth researcher (Speaker A) introduces Therabot, described as the first evidence‑based artificial‑intelligence chatbot designed for mental‑health research, which is not yet publicly available. The researcher notes that the emergence of consumer‑grade models like ChatGPT has dramatically shifted the mental‑health landscape, creating an urgent need to rigorously study AI‑driven support. When asked to define “scalable mental health,” the researcher explains that many individuals lack access to traditional therapy or are reluctant to engage with clinicians, so technology‑based solutions—such as apps or online resources—aim to extend support to a broader population. The conversation highlights the promise of AI tools for expanding access while emphasizing the importance of evidence‑based validation.

Therabot, which is the first evidence-based artificial intelligence chatbot for mental health. It's not publicly available, it was just for research. I've been working on scalable mental health interventions for a long time, and now that people can get support from ChatGPT, it's kind of changed the field in huge ways, and we really have to focus on studying this right now.
Yeah, and for listeners who don't know what scalable mental health is, can you just give them a little nutshell of what that is?
Basically, the concept is that a lot of people could benefit from getting mental health support but don't have access to a therapist, for example, or don't want to to talk to a therapist or pursue working with a psychiatrist. So the idea is to provide as much support as possible using technology, for example, like giving someone an app or some kind of online resource. That way more people can get this kind of support.