Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wes Kilgore covers the intersection of media and well-being. Update, Aug. 5, 2025: This story was edited to include information ...

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Several studies show that therapy chatbots can actually help people feel better. In one clinical trial, a chatbot called “Therabot” helped reduce depression and anxiety sympto ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anisha Sircar is a journalist covering tech, finance and society. In this photo illustration a virtual friend is seen on the ...

Wysa, a mental healthcare startup that provides an artificial intelligence-based chatbot service, has raised $20 million in series B funding. Wysa’s AI chatbot leads users through cognitive behavioral ...

It’s the early hours of the morning, and I can’t fall asleep. My mind is racing with thoughts of the darkest kind. I have battled with mental health problems for most of my life, having been diagnosed ...

Recently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted breakthrough device designation to Wysa’s AI-based digital mental health conversational agent that delivers cognitive behavioral therapy ...

In fact, Wysa also offers human mental health support services alongside its AI-powered chatbot. Though the “AI coach” is free, users can pay for a premium plan to access trained and experienced human ...

Recently, I found myself pouring my heart out, not to a human, but to a chatbot named Wysa on my phone. It nodded – virtually – asked me how I was feeling and gently suggested trying breathing ...

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