Neil Parikh
@neilparikh
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building // co-founder @ashaitherapy + @casper
New York, NY
Joined December 2007
They said it couldn't be done. They said it *shouldn't* be done. We tried anyways. Today we're launching Ash, the first AI designed for therapy, and announcing $93M in funding from @radicalventures @ForerunnerVC @a16z @felicis @trailmixvc @joinsequel and many more. We've had
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.@JBPritzker just signed HB1806 in Illinois which bans AI for mental health. Right intentions but wrong implementation here. It leaves everyone to go to ChatGPT for therapy while cutting out purpose built tools.
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Then you would get more and more adventurous and you would make further.and further out gambles to what you would dream.And finally, you would dream where you are now. You would dream the dream of living the life that you are actually living today. That would be within the.
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and that you could, for example, have the power within one night to dream 75 years of time or any length of time you wanted to have. And you would, naturally, as you began on this adventure of dreams.you would fulfill all your wishes. You would have every kind of pleasure during.
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I am not trying to sell you on this idea in the sense of converting you to it.I want you to play with it.I want you to think of its possibilities.I am not trying to prove it.I am just putting it forward as a possibility of life to think about. So then, let’s suppose that you were.
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If you awaken from this illusion.and you understand that black implies white.self implies other.life implies death (or shall I say death implies life?).you can feel yourself – not as a stranger in the world.not as something here on probation.not as something that has arrived here.
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RT @kirbyman01: “These guys are training the model, and they’re obtaining the data - that’s really hard.”. Appreciated the chance to talk t….
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"There's something crazy therapeutic about just saying the thing out loud.". With Ash, we want to bring a truly private, judgement-free space for people who've never felt that sense of safety or belonging. If you're one of the 54% of people who want mental healthcare but can't
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5/ We'd love for you to try Ash. And please like/retweet so we can get Ash out to people who need help. You never know who might.
🎥 Today, we're bringing you behind the scenes on how we're building @AshAITherapy. Yes, we call Ash AI therapy, and we're not shy about it: Ash will change how you think. We're confident in this position because we know we're building Ash the right way. What drives our work
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4/ Ash is built differently. It's actually trained on clinically relevant data. Our Clinical Lead, Dr. Derrick Hull spent years helping shape message based care at Talkspace. Our advisors are from the NIMH, Crisis Lines, NAMI, Mental Health America, and more.
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3/ AI therapy is a new modality of support that borrows from established work and is adapted for our modern world. It's different. It can't diagnose or treat a disorder. And it's not trying to replace therapists. We love therapists. We have tons of users who are therapists and.
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2/ The impact on people is what matters most. We've been studying how Ash works in the wild, and the results have been impressive. In our ongoing research study, for people who talked to Ash a few times a week:. 😨 77% decreased their anxiety.😔 76% decreased their depression.🙌.
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🎥 Today, we're bringing you behind the scenes on how we're building @AshAITherapy. Yes, we call Ash AI therapy, and we're not shy about it: Ash will change how you think. We're confident in this position because we know we're building Ash the right way. What drives our work
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RT @Innovators: Harmful and misguided policies could ban safe, clinician-guided tools in Illinois while letting risky, unregulated chatbots….
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I never imagined I’d be writing about artificial intelligence or my mental health. But here I am, speaking up because a new law in Illinois could take away something that
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RT @davefontenot: Every billion dollar founder I know dropped off the face of the earth for years. We built the perfect home for these peo….
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we are looking to build out our founding growth & marketing team for @AshAITherapy. if you are smart, tasteful, live on the internet, care about the intersection of product & marketing, come talk to us!.
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the best thing you can do to feel better in the morning is help someone.
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Today we're launching @ashaitherapy on Product Hunt. Ash is AI that's been designed for therapy. It's built on our own foundation model for psychology, and has already helped thousands of people grow and feel better in our beta. We'd love your support - would you upvote us?.
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What do one of America's top therapists, an NBA champion, and the former Surgeon General of California all have in common?. They love Ash! Had a great launch yesterday and praise from tons of inspiring folks. Try Ash free:
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