A 14-year-old Florida boy, Sewell Setzer III, tragically died by suicide after months of communicating with an AI chatbot from the app Character.AI. His final message to the chatbot, named Daenerys Targaryen, was, “What if I told you I could come home right now?” Shortly after, he took his life with his stepfather’s handgun in … Read more
A recent survey has shown that about 88% people in India feel there could be high or very high levels of financial uncertainty over the next five years, mainly due to uneven economic factors, like inflation, jobs and others. The survey, A-Nishchit Index 2024, revealed that about 36% cited economic uncertainty, such as potential job … Read more
New Delhi: Last year, Google-owned YouTube announced partnership and product updates to support wellbeing and mental health of teens on the platform. It is now rolling out those features, which include limiting the recommendation of videos that could be negative if watched repeatedly, in more countries. James Beser, director, product management, recently spoke about how … Read more
A rising number of student suicides has highlighted the need to introduce robust mental health initiatives time and again. There are deeper psychologically concerning issues that students deal with daily that, in the lack of a desired support system, overwhelm them with a sense of helplessness. A staggering 35,950 students lost their lives to suicide … Read more
By Dr Ashna Gupta In the swiftly advancing digital era, technology, and artificial intelligence (AI) are exerting an unprecedented influence, reshaping the global landscape across diverse industries. The profound impact of AI permeates every sector, leaving virtually no field untouched by its revolutionary imprint. Over the past two years, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic … Read more
Kolkata: Teenagers calling teenagers! As mental health issues continue to seep into our lives every day, the urgent need for an easily accessible data-rich platform for self-identifying triggers, symptoms and other facets becomes even more critical. Enter “Mentica”, a platform developed by a group of Kolkata teenagers to provide professional, well-researched, digitally safe and real-world … Read more
A college professor found herself in the depths of despair, contemplating ending her life while she was alone at home. As she stood on the brink of making a decision, she got a lifeline. The professor decided to reach out to ‘Roshni’ suicide prevention helpline, which changed the course of her life. The person on … Read more
Gurgaon: Lissun has raised $1.3M in a seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures (IPV) & Rainmatter Capital (Zerodha Group). The round also saw participation from existing investors IvyCap ventures, WFC, Growx ventures and a few other marquee angel investors. Lissun has raised over $2.3 million to date in funding. The funds will be strategically … Read more
