The pioneer mental health chatbot Woebot is about to shut down.

The Pioneer Mental Health Chatbot Woebot Will Soon Shut Down

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The Pioneer Mental Health Chatbot Woebot Will Soon Shut Down

The pioneer mental health chatbot Woebot will soon shut down. When Woebot was launched in 2017, it was intensively reported by the media. At that time, it was regarded as "the future of therapy" because face-to-face mental health services were becoming increasingly difficult to obtain globally. After raising millions of dollars in funding, in 2021, Woebot received the breakthrough device designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its personalized postpartum depression service WB001, which combines cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with psychotherapy provided by its conversational chatbot. Woebot Health has launched a subscription-free chatbot, a dedicated service for teenagers, and others...