How AI can help diagnose depression and anxiety.

This feels like it could be genuinely transformative:

By analysing the acoustic properties of speech, these ai models can identify markers of depression or anxiety that a patient might not even be aware of, let alone able to articulate. Though individual features like pitch, tone and rhythm each play a role, the true power of these models lies in their ability to discern patterns imperceptible to a psychiatrist’s ears.

[theconomist.com]

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