What is JoBot™?
JoBot™ is a professional digital clone, a virtual psychologist modelled on the daily psychological work of Prof Jo Diederich, a clinical psychologist in Australia. JoBot™ represents the tightest possible integration of human psychological service and artificial intelligence since JoBot™ learns from the daily work of practising psychologists. Psychological work and experience is turned into code for an artificial intelligence program. This tight integration makes JoBot™ the perfect virtual psychologist to assist mental health practitioners and their clients.
JoBot™ answers questions about Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT), relaxation techniques and a range of mental health issues including depression and anxiety. In addition, JoBot™ has background knowledge on neuro-developmental disorders such as ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Language analysis allows the user to obtain feedback on mood while using the program. JoBot™ can conduct and assist psychological assessments in an interview format, and hence, is a partner for mental health professionals.
While some psychological "therapy" components of JoBot™ are free to use, the full JoBot™ including "assessment" is available on a subscription basis. A paid subscription automatically partners a user with an online psychologist. The full JoBot™ offers
What is JoBot's Prompt Engineering for Psychology (PEP)?
While there are very significant ethical concerns surrounding the development and use of Large Language Models (LLMs), it is a reality that millions or billions of people use the technology and this includes the use for psychological purposes. Hence, it makes sense for clinical psychologists to help prevent the dissemination of misinformation. Please have a look at our page on AI Safety and Ethics.
Prompt engineering for psychology involves designing prompts that can be used to generate responses from language models related to psychological phenomena or mental health. The objective of prompt engineering for psychology can vary depending on the specific application, but some common objectives include:
Assessing mental health:
Language models can be used to generate responses related to mental health symptoms, which can be used to assess the mental health of individuals.
Providing therapy:
Language models can be trained on therapeutic techniques and used to generate responses that mimic those of a therapist. This can provide a cost-effective and accessible alternative to traditional therapy.
Understanding psychological phenomena:
Language models can be used to generate responses related to specific psychological phenomena, such as motivation, cognition, and emotion, providing insights into how individuals experience and perceive these phenomena.
To design effective prompts for psychology, it is important to consider the specific objective and target audience. The prompts should be tailored to elicit responses that are relevant to the objective and suited to the language model being used. Additionally, it is important to consider ethical implications, such as ensuring that the prompts and responses generated by the language model do not violate privacy or cause harm to individuals.
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