Will Computers Take Over the Mental Health Sector?
Hi everyone! Welcome back <3 A couple of months ago, I had worked on a project in which I used Python to detect facial emotions. During this course, I was introduced to several Machine Learning fundamentals, one of which was 'Natural Language Processing' (NLP). An example of using NLP was to build a 'Mental Health Chatbot' (MHC)- which led me to to think, "Are computers the future in this aspect?" This post will be more of my take on this topic rather than a general awareness one, so without further ado, let's get to it! As an aspiring cognitive science student, it is no surprise that AI and Mental Health fascinates me the most. I spend maximum of my time learning about various sectors AI has conquered. A few examples include self- driving cars, detecting facial emotions and music recommender systems. The reason why 'Mental Health Chatbots' got me thinking because this is one of the few places where humans overpower robots in terms of effectiv