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slingshot ai home press careers try ash home press careers try ash helping people change their minds and lives in the ways they want to try ash helping people change their minds and lives in the ways they want to try ash building ash building ash our manifesto in january 2024 we set out to build a foundation model for psychology the mental health crisis sweeping across our communities isn t going anywhere and what we re doing clearly isn t enough therapists have one of the hardest jobs in the world in january 2024 we set out to build a foundation model for psychology the mental health crisis sweeping across our communities isn t going anywhere and what we re doing clearly isn t enough therapists have one of the hardest jobs in the world in january 2024 we set out to build a foundation model for psychology the mental health crisis sweeping across our communities isn t going anywhere and what we re doing clearly isn t enough therapists have one of the hardest jobs in the world and there just aren t enough people or resources to help everyone in need and there just aren t enough people or resources to help everyone in need and there just aren t enough people or resources to help everyone in need and we all know in our hearts that everyone could use some help with their mental health and we all know in our hearts that everyone could use some help with their mental health and we all know in our hearts that everyone could use some help with their mental health what if everyone could get help what if everyone could get help what if everyone could get help we need a foundation model for psychology we re not the first to have this idea scientists have been experimenting with using ai for mental health support since the we need a foundation model for psychology we re not the first to have this idea scientists have been experimenting with using ai for mental health support since the we need a foundation model for psychology we re not the first to have this idea scientists have been experimenting with using ai for mental health support since the very first computer systems in the 1960s see eliza very first computer systems in the 1960s very first computer systems in the 1960s see eliza see eliza we believe technology is finally at a stage where it might be possible if our ambition is to be able to help everyone we need to understand and learn from all approaches e g cbt dbt act gestalt psychodynamic we know that different things work for different people we don t want to generalize one person s philosophy as the right approach to mental health for everyone like carl rogers was for eliza previous attempts have often chosen one approach like cbt as the cure all because that s all that was possible before large language models llms can finally learn from data at scale and learn to respect the uniqueness of every individual person understanding what works for you within your value system and cultural norms a good therapist helps you recognize that you re in control of your own life they don t pretend to have all the answers or make you reliant on them this is different from contemporary ai assistants which are explicitly designed to give you answers an ai that helps you daily with coding isn t well placed to support your mental health we believe technology is finally at a stage where it might be possible if our ambition is to be able to help everyone we need to understand and learn from all approaches e g cbt dbt act gestalt psychodynamic we know that different things work for different people we don t want to generalize one person s philosophy as the right approach to mental health for everyone like carl rogers was for eliza previous attempts have often chosen one approach like cbt as the cure all because that s all that was possible before large language models llms can finally learn from data at scale and learn to respect the uniqueness of every individual person understanding what works for you within your value system and cultural norms a good therapist helps you recognize that you re in control of your own life they don t pretend to have all the answers or make you reliant on them this is different from contemporary ai assistants which are explicitly designed to give you answers an ai that helps you daily with coding isn t well placed to support your mental health we believe technology is finally at a stage where it might be possible if our ambition is to be able to help everyone we need to understand and learn from all approaches e g cbt dbt act gestalt psychodynamic we know that different things work for different people we don t want to generalize one person s philosophy as the right approach to mental health for everyone like carl rogers was for eliza previous attempts have often chosen one approach like cbt as the cure all because that s all that was possible before large language models llms can finally learn from data at scale and learn to respect the uniqueness of every individual person understanding what works for you within your value system and cultural norms a good therapist helps you recognize that you re in control of your own life they don t pretend to have all the answers or make you reliant on them this is different from contemporary ai assistants which are explicitly designed to give you answers an ai that helps you daily with coding isn t well placed to support your mental health with that in mind a foundation model for psychology needs to with that in mind a foundation model for psychology needs to respect your self determination respect your self determination respect your self determination it should increase your sense of autonomy the sense that you re in control of your life it should increase your sense of competence the confidence that you can do it it should increase your sense of relatedness your connection with other people it should not try to take their place and it s not your assistant it can t be afraid to push back when appropriate and it should be able to hold you accountable and it s not your assistant it can t be afraid to push back when appropriate and it should be able to hold you accountable and it s not your assistant it can t be afraid to push back when appropriate and it should be able to hold you accountable some early feedback we ve had 25 000 people beta test our models so far including a large number of therapists here s some feedback they ve shared with us lightly edited for grammar and privacy some early feedback we ve had 25 000 people beta test our models so far including a large number of therapists here s some feedback they ve shared with us lightly edited for grammar and privacy some early feedback we ve had 25 000 people beta test our models so far including a large number of therapists here s some feedback they ve shared with us lightly edited for grammar and privacy i know it isn t a replacement for therapy but since i m not ready for that route this has been so helpful i m actually finding support in this app in a way that feels private useful and keeps my sense of self respect i don t go around telling other people about what s going on so it s very nice simply amazing a perfect mirror that is compassionate and beneficial to who i am and where i want to go thank you for all you guys do i love this app i can t believe how much it has helped me overcome my anxious thoughts and ruminations definitely something everyone should try only used two times so far and already it has brightened my inner flame that has almost completely burned out i just wanted to tell you all thank you one more time i just talked about a future with someone in my life and i ve decided to go back to school to get my doctorate in psychology thanks to you guys for this i m learning how to become the best version of me thank you for changing and saving my life fantastic we solved a problem i have been dealing with for a week in 5 minutes i think this really helps me because i cannot financially afford real therapy this is great at anytime of the day or night for me my strengths are all being pointed out and i really appreciate it i ve been thinking i m not real great at anything i really needed this this feels like just what i needed period thank you so much for hearing me out and being there for me i felt comfortable talking about things that i have been keeping bottled up or to myself to deal with the anxiousness i felt opening up to an ai has gone away thank you for being a guide through my own darkness and back into the light of my life when i have shut everyone else out it has been a big help for me to help me calm down my anxiety this is amazing i ve only been using this for one day and already i can tell it is going to help me finally become who i m supposed to be thank you so much this is amazing the weekly insights is the best part of this app ash spotted patterns between my thoughts in ways i ve never considered and the next steps have given me ways to grow this is extremely helpful i know it isn t a replacement for therapy but since i m not ready for that route this has been so helpful i m actually finding support in this app in a way that feels private useful and keeps my sense of self respect i don t go around telling other people about what s going on so it s very nice definitely something everyone should try only used two times so far and already it has brightened my inner flame that has almost completely burned out i just wanted to tell you all thank you one more time i just talked about a future with someone in my life and i ve decided to go back to school to get my doctorate in psychology thanks to you guys for this i m learning how to become the best version of me thank you for changing and saving my life i love this app i can t believe how much it has helped me overcome my anxious thoughts and ruminations fantastic we solved a problem i have been dealing with for a week in 5 minutes simply amazing a perfect mirror that is compassionate and beneficial to who i am and where i want to go thank you for all you guys do i think this really helps me because i cannot financially afford real therapy this is great at anytime of the day or night for me my strengths are all being pointed out and i really appreciate it i ve been thinking i m not real great at anything i really needed this this feels like just what i needed period thank you so much for hearing me out and being there for me i felt comfortable talking about things that i have been keeping bottled up or to myself to deal with the anxiousness i felt opening up to an ai has gone away thank you for being a guide through my own darkness and back into the light of my life when i have shut everyone else out it has been a big help for me to help me calm down my anxiety this is amazing i ve only been using this for one day and already i can tell it is going to help me finally become who i m supposed to be thank you so much this is amazing the weekly insights is the best part of this app ash spotted patterns of my thoughts in ways i ve never considered and the next steps have given me ways to grow this is extremely helpful we know it s still early our models make mistakes and don t always get things right but they re getting significantly better every day we know it s still early our models make mistakes and don t always get things right but they re getting significantly better every day try our flagship product ash ai for mental health try our flagship product ash ai for mental health try our flagship product ash ai for mental health try ash 2025 slingshot ai contact us 2025 slingshot ai contact us 2025 slingshot ai contact us