5 min readWebsite #21 | Clinical OpEd: What should therapists look for when evaluating AI tools? Hello dear reader, It’s Saturday evening. The sunset hues outside my windows are magnificent. My weekend writing rhythm has set in. Today’s piece is unlike any before. This is the first time Tint feature’s a therapists’ own writing. I met Daniel Fleshner a few months ago via LinkedIn. I feel I should send the LinkedIn team a thank you note for all the meaningful connections LI has sparked for me...
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4 min readWebsite How a Clinician in India Is Using AI to Train Therapists Hello dear reader, It's an autumn Saturday morning. This is my first fall in the States, rather - my first fall ever. I'm a tropical girl living in a temperate world, and the changing season have been such a joy to witness. 🍂 While we're talking of joys, one of the joys of writing TinT is meeting clinicians who are quietly redefining what it means to be tech-informed. Today’s story is about one such clinician. Jai...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
4 min readWebsite Signals from India: Mapping AI’s Growing Role in Indian Mental Healthcare Hello dear reader, Earlier this week I caught myself making an assumption: that my Indian clinical network didn’t seem as interested in AI and its implications for the future of the field. But as the week went on, I was proven wrong. Gladly wrong. Today’s piece is a collection of signals that AI in mental health is already here in India. This one’s for clinicians who, like me, may have doubted, and for...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
4 min readWebsite Series Finale: Researchers on Building Responsible MH-AI Hello dear reader, It’s been a home-chores kind of Sunday for me. Laundry done, groceries stocked, bills paid, lunches packed. I usually write TinT early in the morning, but tonight, just two hours before the day ends, here I am: lamp on, tea warm, excited as ever. Because honestly, writing TinT is still my favourite part of Sunday. Today, we wrap up our TinT Labs series, co-written with the brilliant researchers...
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4 min readWebsite Guiding Principles for MH-AI Founders & Builders Hello dear reader, After many many boxes, bags, and a city change, we’re so back! In case you missed it, I’m now living in Madison (Wisconsin), the charming isthmus city and capital of the dairy state. Translation: I fully intend to eat all the ice cream there is. For now, I’m sipping warm honey water, thrilled to be back at writing this newsletter! Today we continue our TinT Labs five-part special series, co-written with two...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Website #15 | Building AI-Resilient Therapy: TinT’s Next Chapter Hello dear reader, We break our usual weekly programming to bring to you an exciting announcement! Over the last few months of writing and research for this newsletter, one theme has surfaced again and again:Tech literacy builds AI-resilient therapy practices. A practice strengthened by an understanding how algorithms are built and how they shape real lives. We’ve been mapping the incredible skills clinicians are developing to...
2 months ago • 1 min read
3 min readWebsite Dear Clinician: A Letter from AI PhDs Hello reader, It's a sunny Sunday in my corner of the world! Today we continue with our TinT Labs' five part special series co-written by two illustrious PhD Researchers who study AI and Mental Health. And right now, it's time for part 2. When we were brainstorming for this piece, my nudge to Aseem (Postdoc) and Vasundhra (PhD) was simple: Knowing what you know about AI and it's evolution, do you have a message for mental healthcare...
2 months ago • 2 min read
X min readWebsite PhDs Apply a Socio-Technical Lens to AI in Therapy The first collaboration of TinT Labs is with us two illustrious PhD Researchers who study AI and Mental Health. Aseem Srivastava investigates how large language models can be engineered not just for accuracy, but also for cultural and psychological sensitivity in real-world counseling interactions. He’s currently a postdoc at MBZUAI in Abu Dhabi. He completed his PhD from IIT Delhi. Vasundhra Dahiya works in Critical AI...
3 months ago • 3 min read
4 min readWebsite #12 | Innovation from Clinicians Hello dear reader, We often talk about including clinicians in shaping the black boxes that are care-related algorithms. Just this week, a friendly debate on LinkedIn split opinions: is it easier to teach a tech team how healthcare works, or to teach clinicians to build consumer products for healthcare? And then, every so often, you meet a clinician who goes a step ahead of the debate—rolling up their sleeves to learn new skills, explore new...
3 months ago • 2 min read