In 1995, science fiction author Neal Stephenson imagined a future in The Diamond Age where a child could grow up guided by an intelligent, voice-powered book. It would sense emotions, tell stories, teach survival, and shape the mind of its user in real time. It wasn’t just a tool. It was an AI-powered force for […]
Woebot raised over $100 million. It had FDA backing. It was connected to therapists, hospitals, pediatric clinics, and major mental health networks. It was positioned as one of the most promising AI-powered solutions in the digital wellness space. And now, it’s gone. On June 30, Woebot’s teen-focused app will be officially shut down. Users were […]
Everyone’s out here stroking their egos building feel-good F*cking chatbots and calling it therapy. But here’s the truth: A bot can’t save you from the pain you won’t admit. You feed it a lie, it feeds you comfort. No history. No origin. No signal. Just another distraction dressed up as care. Real mental health tech […]
In today’s gold rush to “solve mental health with AI,” everyone’s building chatbots. Cute names. Pastel UIs. Automated affirmations.But here’s the hard truth no one wants to say out loud: They don’t know you. And they never did. Chatbots only respond to what you tell them.And let’s be real, how honest are most people with […]
Why AI Chatbots Might Be Talking, But NOVi is the Only One Listening By Ryan Hansen – Founder, NOViWear The world is racing to answer a question nobody asked:Can an AI chatbot replace your therapist? Dartmouth’s Therabot says maybe. Wysa says yes. Replika says, “I love you.”And Silicon Valley’s already writing term sheets like it’s […]
NOVi Whitepaper Vol. 04 Title: The Identity Extinction Event: The Collapse of Human Purpose in the AI Economy By Ryan Hansen | Founder, NOVi | Emotional Signal Intelligence Pioneer Executive Summary We are witnessing more than a technological revolution. We are living through an identity extinction event. In the shadow of large language models, autonomous […]
They’re all talking about it now.“On-device AI.”Like it’s some brand-new discovery. Like privacy is a product feature. Like edge computing is the newest marketing trick in their wearable demo. But when you’ve been building from a foxhole, when you’ve seen what it actually takes to catch someone before they break, you know the truth. On-device […]
NOVi Whitepaper Vol. 03Title: Privacy, Empathy, and the Broken Infrastructure of Mental Health Tech – How NOVi Builds Trust While DaliQ Maps the Future of Emotional Intelligence By Ryan Hansen | Founder, NOVi | Emotional Signal Intelligence Pioneer Executive Summary The mental health tech landscape is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions. It […]
NOVi Whitepaper Vol. 02 Title: Prosodic Analysis: The Hidden Signal Layer of Mental Health – How Voice Data Can Predict Emotional Collapse Before It Breaks You By Ryan Hansen | Founder, NOVi Executive Summary In a world overtaken by AI text, emotionless wearables, and screen-based metrics, NOVi introduces a new frontier: voice. Not just words, […]
NOVi Whitepaper Vol. 01 The Emotional Collapse Curve: Why The Next Crisis Isn’t AI – It’s The Aftermath By Ryan Hansen | Founder, NOVi | Emotional Signal Intelligence Pioneer Executive Summary: Everyone’s tracking AI. But no one’s tracking what happens after. The real crisis won’t come from artificial intelligence outpacing human ability. It will come […]