NEJM AI: Generative AI Intervention Effectively Mitigates College Student Depression
zakkohane · x · 2026-07-23
Harvard Professor Isaac Kohane highlighted that the ongoing mental health crisis among college students has exceeded universities' capacity to manage, suggesting generative AI as a viable solution.
A clinical trial published in NEJM AI demonstrated that a specifically targeted generative AI tool achieved positive results in intervening with college students' mental health challenges. The research team has released the accompanying study materials and code for open reproduction. The author notes that readers should remain aware of the method's limitations in practice.
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