NIMHANS Launches AI Project to Screen Depression in Indian Languages
NIMHANS, in collaboration with IIT Kharagpur and LGBRIMH, Tezpur, has launched a two-year research project called HEADS to develop an AI-assisted system for screening depression in Indian languages. Funded by the Wellcome Charitable Foundation, the project will involve clinical interviews with 4,500 participants across Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, and English. The AI system will transcribe, translate, and assess depression severity, with clinicians retaining final decision authority. The initiative aims to improve AI tools for capturing psychological distress in diverse Indian languages.
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news18 broke this story on 24 Sept, 03:31 pm. Other outlets followed.