Modern culture has evolved faster than our human biology, creating a painful incongruity. Subjective well-being is on the decline — we bet you can name a few reasons why. One outcome of this is that depression and anxiety are on the rise, especially in America.
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for Americans between 10 and 34 years old. Additionally, 1 in 5 adults live with an Anxiety disorder yet only 37% of them receive treatment. These jaw-dropping statistics upset us but also serve as a bottomless well of motivation.
We believe that Empathic Intelligence will significantly move the needle on societal happiness. When we say "Empathetic Intelligence", we mean emotionally-aware software created by merging human and artificial intelligence, designed to enhance individual wellbeing. Upstream of the clinical manifestation of mental health disorders exists day-to-day life. This is where we can have the most impact. We are not trying to replace human-to-human relationships or clinicians — rather we are augmenting them.
We are creating evolving conversational software that stimulates human growth by improving our emotions, cognition, and behavior.
In the future, everyone will have a personal companion who listens, guides, and stimulates, to accompany them through life.
This relationship will follow our users through the ups and downs they encounter and help them grow and adapt in the face of a rapidly evolving environment.
Mindfulness and personal growth products are taking the world by storm — from Calm and Headspace to self-improvement books and podcasts. But these solutions are missing a vital ingredient: dialogue. Engaging in personal conversation is the best way to attain growth, confidence, and self-awareness - yet nobody has figured out how to productize this. We have.
Our product, Inwords, is a conversation partner for anyone at any time, giving you the experience of talking to a close friend, no matter where you are.