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AI depression detection depicted through an illustration of a smartphone glowing in the dark, displaying a wellness app notification alongside biometric data like sleep graphs and heart rates in deep blues and teals.

AI depression detection – When Your AI Assistant Knows You’re Depressed Before You Do

9 November 2025 Talia Wainwright 0

Explore how AI can infer mental states through ‘digital phenotyping’ by analysing behaviour from smartphones and wearables, a powerful yet controversial capability.

ELIZA effect visualised through a retro-futuristic split-screen illustration comparing a 1966 MIT office with a woman at a vintage computer and a 2025 person using a modern smartphone chatbot, connected by a stream of evolving data.

The ELIZA Effect: Why We’re Still Falling for Chatbots 60 Years Later

8 November 2025 Talia Wainwright 0

Examining why we continue to be enchanted by chatbots like ELIZA, attributing them with emotional capacities they don’t possess, despite knowing their mechanical nature.