According to an official release, IWill, an Indian AI and digital health startup, received funding from Microsoft’s ‘AI for Accessibility’ program to accelerate IWill GITA, the World’s First Controlled Generative-AI Mental Health Companion in Hindi. In 2022, Microsoft had funded IWill under the same program to accelerate and enable the development of IWill GITA in Hindi.
“Our plan is to broaden the horizons of mental health support, reaching out to an even larger audience and serving more people within the Hindi-speaking community,” Ioana Tanase, accessibility PM, Microsoft, explained.
IWill GITA [Gen-AI Inclusive Therapy Assistant] is CBT-based and inspired by Lord Krishna’s ethos. It is believed that Microsoft’s continued financial, technical support, and mentoring, can enable last-mile mental healthcare access that is affordable and effective.
“Microsoft’s immense support was invaluable in helping us create IWill GITA and we feel honoured that the basis of its success and future vision, Microsoft AI4A extended the funding and support,” Shipra Dawar, founder and CEO, IWill and ePsyClinic, concluded.
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