Neil Parikh
@neilparikh
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building // co-founder @ashaitherapy + @casper
New York, NY
Joined December 2007
đ Congrats to @slingshotai_inc (OMA 2025) on the success of their early real-world study with @nyuniversity, showing how Ash (@TalkToAshAI), their foundational AI model for mental health, is helping people feel less lonely & more connected. Learn more:
talktoash.com
Ash is the first AI designed for mental health. Get support for stress, anxiety, relationships, or a bad day. Ash can help right now or build for long-term growth with a private, zero judgment space...
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Thank you to @derrickhull for leading this groundbreaking research.
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To me, the most interesting finding was that Ash actually helps people build real world relationships. In a world where we're nervous about AI increasing loneliness and making people more insular, we're building something that might be different.
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- 72% of users reported a decrease in loneliness - 75% reported an increase in perceived social support - 52% reported an increase in objective social support - Half added one or more outings with others each week On average, users gained at least one new person they could rely
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We studied what happened to ~300 people who participated in our study that took place this summer. https://t.co/jMu187xnej
talktoash.com
Ash is the first AI designed for mental health. Get support for stress, anxiety, relationships, or a bad day. Ash can help right now or build for long-term growth with a private, zero judgment space...
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And.....it works! Check out our first research study (conducted with NYU) demonstrating the effectiveness of @TalkToAshAI with our users. Some groundbreaking findings below đ§”
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we got to share our story with @CadeMetz at the NYT on how AI has the potential to help many of us with our mental health. link below!
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In my new book, The Science of Second Chances, I talk about the strong research evidence that access to SNAP benefits reduces recidivism for adults coming out of prison, because it helps them make ends meet without resorting to crime. I also talk about the even stronger evidence
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Awesome chance to go work with BK. The absolute best.
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Check out this awesome piece from @nxthompson on his father & running
I've just written about my very intense relationship with my father and how running helped me both connect with him and avoid becoming him. It's also my first article ever for @TheAtlantic . My dad wrote for the magazine in 1967, and i t seems fitting that the first piece
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Weâre so close to AGI but I still donât have a way to automatically DoorDash me lunch at the right time every day đ
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Looking for someone who would be interested in being a community manager for Ash. Weâre bullish on building a group of people who can give us real time feedback via discord, Reddit etc. Know anyone who would be great? must be nyc / London
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Zohran Mamdani plans to phase out Gifted and Talented program in NYC elementary schools https://t.co/UtuTxmjo2G
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I'm hiring for top notch product engineers to work with me and my co-founder @neilparikh (former @Casper founder) in New York.
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Three things that define exceptional companies and exceptional jobs: 1. Working on something that's incredibly hard 2. Working on something that's incredibly valuable for the world (economically, socially) -- it really matters that you succeed 3. Working at the best placed team
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Excited for the launch of Medra! Congrats!!
AI is not on track to eradicate disease in our lifetime. Scientists need to generate more data, but theyâre physically limited by how fast they can work. Thatâs why weâre launching Medra: Physical AI in the lab, doing and optimizing real experiments. Threadđ
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congrats @amasad
AI agents can prototype apps⊠But shipping real software takes hours of testing, debugging, and refactoring. Agent 3 is 10Ă more autonomous â it keeps going where others get stuck. The âFull Self-Drivingâ moment of software.
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