AI offers an intriguing new way to diagnose mental-health conditions
Models look for sound patterns undetectable by the human ear
Traditional methods of diagnosing mental-health conditions require patients to speak directly to a psychiatrist. Sensible in theory, such assessments can, in practice, take months to schedule and ultimately lead to subjective diagnoses.
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