- A new app called Ode, backed by Stephen Fry and founded by William Sieghart and Amelia Richards, uses artificial intelligence to prescribe poems tailored to users' moods.
- Launched this week, the free-to-use audio-driven app aims to harness AI for positive mental wellbeing, with famous actors like Harriet Walter and Jeremy Irons lending their voices to poetry readings.
- Ode employs AI to facilitate meaningful reflection through audible prompts, ensuring conversations remain confidential while selecting real poems read by human actors.
- “I’ve spent much of my adult life trying to get poetry out of the poetry corner, because I believe in its power to heal and inspire,” said Sieghart.
- Ode has received approval for use within the NHS by the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) and was developed in collaboration with Microsoft AI.
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