AI for Mental Health: The Path Sets a Safety Record

The Path, a startup from the founders of the Calm app and Tony Robbins, has launched a specialized AI assistant for mental health support. On the Vera-MH benchmark, its model scored 95 points for safety, a new industry record. Consumer chatbots top out at 65 points. The gap matters: bad advice during a suicidal crisis can cost a life.

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AI for Mental Health: The Path Sets a Safety Record
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The Path has built a neural network for mental health support, setting a new safety record with a score of 95 points on the dedicated Vera-MH test.

What record did the neural network set, and what is Vera-MH?

Vera-MH is a test that measures AI safety in mental health. The Path's model scored 95 points, well above the best result among consumer chatbots (65 points).

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Zhemal Khamidun — CPO at Alpina Digital, product manager of AlpinaGPT. Building AI products since 2019. Hamidun News is a pet project that grew into a production aggregator with 6,000+ readers.
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