AI Tools for Wellbeing

An Ai chosen selection of wellbeing resources online

Human note! The inspiration for this post came from a podcast on the ‘People I mostly Admire’ show with Daron Acemoglu, who made an interesting distinction between artificial intelligence and ‘usefulness intelligence’, which is to say utilising the technology to help humans as opposed to replacing them.

There are several free AI-powered tools designed to promote mental well-being and personal growth. Here are some notable options:

1. Wysa

Wysa is an AI-powered mental health chatbot that offers tools to manage stress, anxiety, sleep, and other emotional concerns. Through simple conversations, Wysa guides users through evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness.

• Key Features: Mood tracking, CBT exercises, mindfulness techniques.
• Available on: Wysa

2. Youper

Youper is an AI-driven emotional health assistant that uses conversations to support self-reflection and emotional well-being. It provides mindfulness exercises, mood tracking, and journaling features based on CBT and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT).

• Key Features: Guided meditation, emotional tracking, mindfulness.
• Available on: Youper

3. Replika

Replika is an AI chatbot that can act as a companion to discuss your thoughts and feelings. While it isn’t a therapist, many users find it helpful for emotional support and self-reflection.

• Key Features: Emotional conversations, mood reflection, supportive companionship.
• Available on: Replika

4. MindShift CBT

MindShift uses CBT principles to help users manage anxiety and depression. While not AI-driven in real-time conversation, it is a self-help tool that suggests exercises based on user input.

• Key Features: CBT-based exercises, anxiety management tools.
• Available on: MindShift CBT

5. Woebot

Woebot is an AI chatbot designed to support users in managing their mental health by engaging in brief, daily conversations. It’s rooted in therapy techniques such as CBT and mindfulness, and helps users build emotional resilience.

• Key Features: Mood tracking, brief CBT-based conversations, daily emotional check-ins.
• Available on: Woebot

These tools provide accessible and user-friendly options for enhancing mental well-being and fostering self-awareness through AI.

Human note – the links will probably be out of date by the time anyone reads the post but the names will be searchable on the various app stores. The resources all seem geared for people who are comfortable using the so called smart phones. I would imagine that with the rapid rate of AI ‘cosmetic’ presentation that appearance of these tools will become more humans and less text based.