Empathy-XR: An Immersive AI-Based Tool for Mental Health Wellbeing

Empathy-XR：一种基于人工智能的沉浸式心理健康工具

• 批准号: 10054248
• 金额: $ 22.17万
• 依托单位: OXFORD DYNAMICS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10054248
• 关键词: Empathy; XR; Immersive; AI; Based

**The Challenge**The overall number of people reporting mental health problems in the UK and globally rises year on year. This translates into increasing monthly referrals to community mental health teams, whilst at the same time, UK investment in mental health services has fallen in real terms. Over a quarter (26%) of young women aged between 16--24 years old report having a common mental health problem, whilst the elderly report depression and loneliness as key impactors on mental health.Significant barriers often exist to obtaining mental health care support in the UK, including lack of local resources, social stigma, cost, and an ability to travel to receive care. However, research has shown that user engagement, rather than the modality of therapy is the key to achieving successful outcomes. This indicates that the provision of mental health support via new digital means has the potential to be as effective as some forms of traditional psychotherapy.**Vision**Oxford Dynamics will develop Empathy-XR: an innovative, AI-based personal mental health wellness tool able to monitor and assist with anxiety and depression, the most commonly reported mental health challenges. Initially delivered via smartphone and/or tablet, Empathy-XR will combine Oxford Dynamics' proven core expertise in Conversational AI and AI-based image procession/ vision systems, to deliver a unique, highly personalized, and novel immersive experience.Empathy-XR will enable immediate access to unique supportive care that is non-judgmental, eternally patient, and always available.By circumventing financial & geographic barriers to mental health provision, together with a strong focus on ease of use and an extended reality user experience, Empathy-XR will provide a breakthrough in immersive conversations, focussed on one the largest challenge areas to society.Ultimately Empathy-XR seeks to be a valuable and powerful addition to the health practitioner and patient's arsenal. Working with the NHS and a number of mental health charities, this project aims to demonstrate evidence-based improvements in users' reported mental health via field trials.**Project Deliverables**This Industrial Development project builds upon prior successful Oxford Dynamics work and previous user engagement, to produce a prototype system suitable for Beta field trials with key stakeholders. The project will cover Empathy-XR's commercial, ethical, and technical aspects, together with a roadmap for full commercial release.

**挑战**在英国报告心理健康问题的人数和全球逐年上升。这意味着每月向社区心理健康团队的转介越来越多，而同时，英国对精神卫生服务的投资实际上是实际下降的。超过四分之一（26％）的年龄在16-24岁之间的年轻妇女报告有一个常见的心理健康问题，而老年人将抑郁症和孤独表示为对心理健康的关键影响因素。在英国获得缺乏本地资源，社会污名，成本以及能够获得护理的能力，通常存在着重要的障碍，包括在英国获得精神卫生保健支持。但是，研究表明，用户参与，而不是治疗的方式是实现成功结果的关键。这表明通过新数字手段提​​供心理健康支持有可能与某些形式的传统心理疗法一样有效。同情-XR最初通过智能手机和/或平板电脑提供，将在对话性AI和基于AI的图像游行和视觉系统方面结合牛津动力学的核心专业知识，以提供独特的，高度个性化且具有新颖的沉浸式体验。移情体验。 Ensathy-XR的重点是易用性和扩展的现实用户体验，将为沉浸式对话提供突破性的突破，重点是社会最大的挑战领域。《善意XR》试图成为健康从业者和患者武器库中的宝贵和强大的补充。该项目与NHS和许多心理健康慈善机构合作，旨在通过现场试验来证明用户报告的心理健康的改进。该项目将涵盖Coldathy-XR的商业，道德和技术方面，以及用于完整商业发布的路线图。