Pinned
I’m excited to announce Ash by Slingshot AI, the first AI designed for therapy backed by $93M in funding from the world’s top mission-driven investors.
00:00
Daniel Cahn
106 posts
Daniel Cahn
@danielreidcahn
Founder, Ash by Slingshot
01:28I’m excited to announce Ash by Slingshot AI, the first AI designed for therapy backed by $93M in funding from the world’s top mission-driven investors.- This came in just now, anonymously. "I'm so grateful. In the years prior to today, I'd estimate having spoken to 20+ therapists, some great, and this is the best session I've ever had." @AshAITherapy
- Replying to @danielreidcahnAsh isn't ChatGPT. It won't tell you what you want to hear or try to be your friend. Ash challenges you, takes you on a journey, and helps you see your problems in new ways. Most of all, Ash can understand you. Ready to talk? launch.talktoash.com/daniel
- 1/ Here’s why self-driving car startups will fail:
- Replying to @danielreidcahnThis has been the most personal mission of my life. And today, after 18 months of building with the best team I've ever worked with, we're ready to share Ash with all those who need it as much as we do.
- I've been saying this for so long 😂. DM me if you want to work on RL for LMs that's *not* just RLHF!I don't have too too much to add on top of this earlier post on V3 and I think it applies to R1 too (which is the more recent, thinking equivalent). I will say that Deep Learning has a legendary ravenous appetite for compute, like no other algorithm that has ever been developed
- "ChatGPT and Claude are not made for therapy. They're instruction following models. If you tell them you're upset, they'll give you three tips. Ash might ask you 'why is anger a bad thing?" @neilparikh @danielreidcahn on @tbpn talking about @AshAITherapy
- Replying to @danielreidcahnAnd I know, firsthand, that the mental health system is broken. It waits until there’s a problem and then puts you in a bucket and assigns you a label. You don’t need a label and you don’t need a fortune to be worthy of getting support.
- Why are anxiety and depression affecting so many people? To what extent are these real categories? How often do you want an AI to agree with you? Do you want an AI to try to change your mind? youtube.com/watch?v=7hwX6O…
- Replying to @danielreidcahnThe truth is, I never talk about my own mental health journey. But I can share that I do know firsthand what it’s like to put on a strong face. I know what it’s like to struggle to be understood.
- Replying to @danielreidcahn11/ A better bet could be on companies that are happy to take shortcuts to avoid being AGI-complete. Like Nuro, which drives passengerless cars with external airbags. Many, many other great examples.
- Would love your support on Product Hunt!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?
- So accurate 😅 Also so excited to try it out!
