DEEP TECH + EXPLORATION

IBM Watson AI XPRIZE


Mr. Young
Mr. Young
Montreal, Canada

We are 3 young professionals passionate about technology and with a strong willingness to use it so as to have a social impact on the new generations. Our idea arose from different difficult situations that we faced during 2016. We were all stressed and we wished we had a personal assistant that would help us. We noticed that too many people are suffering from minor anxiety to major depression for many reasons, but the problem can often be fixed easily. These people just need to talk to someone that would give them good pieces of advice, and guide them to go through their issues. Besides this, there are already plenty of solutions available that could support people. There are more than 150,000 mobile apps available, dedicated to health and welfare. Moreover, there are thousands of books, psychologists, personal coaches, non-profit organization that act locally to prevent mental health issues. However, mental health issues often suffer from stigma, and generally are taboo within friends or family circles. It is often hard to get help from people, as people fear to be judged by them. The National Institute of Mental Health affirms that the timeframe between the illness and the treatment is between 8 to 10 years. We wanted to leverage new technologies to help those generations achieving what they want by taking actions and being proactive of their lives. We created a chatbot, powered by artificial intelligence, that aims to be a privileged interlocutor that will guide users to a solution tailored to their needs.