People affected by emotional problems are often reluctant when they’re told to see a psychologist. Now, they can confidentially consult online MindMentor, the first robot psychologist. It will cost them €4.95 for one hour session (or about US$7.65 as of today). MindMentor has been developed by two Dutch psychologists specialized in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). The system was tested on 1,600 ‘customers’ from over the world and 47% of them said they were satisfied after only one session. I haven’t tested the system myself, but one thing is really interesting. Instead of looking at a database, MindMentor uses a personal process to discover the right solution with you. But read more…
People affected by emotional problems are often reluctant when they’re told to see a psychologist. Now, they can confidentially consult online MindMentor, the first robot psychologist. It will cost them €4.95 for one hour session (or about US$7.65 as of today). MindMentor has been developed by two Dutch psychologists specialized in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). [...]
Comments
@ 07:08
I tried it out. Nothing more than a number of “if-then-else” tricks parrottedly suited to my answers. It’s a mechanical applications of PNL techniques, which in my opinion aren’t that effective even between humans.
@ 10:08
Thanks for this comment Ivo ! The singularity is perhaps near, but there is a lot of to do before artificial agent can act like humans
@ 15:19
Hmm, this has been tried before and over time it may be better than nothing, but there is no substitute for training, experience and empathy. My wife Dr. Allison Conner runs a referral network of New York Psychologists. Those therapists all use CBT which I guess some people might consider similar to NLP.
@ 10:07
The ‘first’?! I don’t think so! I have been in Rogerian therapy for years with Eliza: http://www.manifestation.com/neurotoys/eliza.php3 I may be getting better or maybe in my fantasies we are getting better together.