Ash - AI for mental health

Talk things through, privately. For messy feelings, relationship stress, burnout, and more. Designed with care and mental health expertise. 🪻

[Ash - AI for mental health @TalkToAshAI]

One thing we all know about life: difficult moments are inevitable. Most of them are teaching us something or forcing us to grow.

Yet when we're in them, we resist. We get lost in them. We want them to end. We forget that this is the process. This is the lesson. This is the progress.

So if you're struggling and flailing, you're doing the thing. And acceptance means truly accepting, "Wow, this sucks," and letting that be true.

[Neil Parikh @neilparikh]

we're looking for a part time video / graphic creative in nyc. if you make videos / social for fun, this is a fun chance to work alongside Andrew, me, and the epic people working to help people with their mental health every day!

[Neil Parikh @neilparikh]

1/ Your ex is probably not a narcissist. I know. I'm sorry. But our head of research @CaitlinStamatis analyzed 2,000+ Ash conversations and what she found is way more interesting than another "5 signs" listicle. 🧵

[Ash - AI for mental health @TalkToAshAI]

Ash is different because the people behind it are different. Our work is founded on different principles than most AI companies, particularly re: self-determination theory.

What guides Ash and all of our decisions is to ensure people retain agency over their lives. Ash helps them build skills, feel confident enough to solve their own problems, and build new connections in the real world.

While many AI companies are trying to build your new friend, or replace your ability to think for yourself, Ash will make you log off and do hard things.

This vision beings with our founders, including @neilparikh

[Ash - AI for mental health @TalkToAshAI]

Got a burning question about the psychology of change, how Ash works, or what we're building next?

We're hosting a LIVE Science & Research AMA on Instagram TODAY 11am–4pm EST 🧠

Dr. Caitlin Stamatis (Head of Research) + co-founder Neil Parikh will be answering your questions all day

🎁 submit a question = enter to win an exclusive Ash merch box

Head to @TalktoAshAI on IG → drop your Q in our Stories

[Ash - AI for mental health @TalkToAshAI]

What the Wright brothers' first flight teaches us about how we judge new technology.

[Ash - AI for mental health @TalkToAshAI]

"I don't know" might be the most powerful thing a leader can say.

Lori Gottlieb on why vulnerability beats false certainty in therapy and business.

[Ash - AI for mental health @TalkToAshAI]

Why your therapist doesn't tell you what to do with your life.

Best-selling therapist Lori Gottlieb explains.

[Ash - AI for mental health @TalkToAshAI]

Lori Gottlieb explains why you marry your unfinished business:

[Ash - AI for mental health @TalkToAshAI]

How understanding your past can influence who you have chemistry with:

[Ash - AI for mental health @TalkToAshAI]

Lori Gottlieb explains the difference between men and women in therapy:

[Ash - AI for mental health @TalkToAshAI]

The genie is out of the bottle. People are already turning to general AI for mental health support because they are suffering. @neilparikh explains why inaction isn't an option: if we don't build safe, purpose-built tools, people will continue using general models that aren't designed for crisis.

[Ash - AI for mental health @TalkToAshAI]

Grateful for our partners at Nebius. Together, we're working to build something completely new, a foundation model for psychology.

A foundation model for psychology is essential to getting mental health and AI right. When a model learns safety and efficacy at its core, its out-of-the-box performance in mental health surpasses prompting or general-purpose systems. This approach cuts risk to a fraction and can help set a new standard for AI in mental health.

[Nebius @nebiusai]

Our customer @slingshotai_inc is developing a foundation LLM for psychology to address the global need for mental health support. Ash @talktoashai is a chatbot providing long-term support by helping users identify patterns and meet developmental goals: https://t.co/iPYIEBQfna

[Nebius @nebiusai]

Our customer @slingshotai_inc is developing a foundation LLM for psychology to address the global need for mental health support. Ash @talktoashai is a chatbot providing long-term support by helping users identify patterns and meet developmental goals: https://t.co/iPYIEBQfna

[Ash - AI for mental health @TalkToAshAI]

Today, we're releasing Thanksgiving PIES to users of Ash by Slingshot AI.

If you've used Ash across this year, there's a good chance you've done PIES. It's a check-in where you're asked how you're doing Physically, Intellectually, Emotionally, and Spiritually (or socially).

Its a way to go deep, fast, and open space for meaningful conversation quickly.

Now you can do PIES with an extra exercise about gratitude inside of Ash, until December 1 :)

[Slingshot AI @slingshotai_inc]

We’re excited to share that we’re establishing London as Slingshot AI’s tech HQ. 🇬🇧

While we’ve had a presence in the UK, this marks a major commitment to expansion, with major investments planned to help build a world-class engineering, ML, and product organization in the city. As part of this expansion, our Co-Founder & CEO, Daniel Reid Cahn, is moving to London to lead our growth.

London has become one of the world’s most exciting hubs for AI, and it’s the ideal place to scale the world’s first foundation model for psychology, the technology behind Ash.

@SciTechgovuk @StartupCltn @hmtreasury

CC @TomSBristow @POLITICOEurope

🔗 We have jobs open in London right now and dozens more to come.

[One Mind @OneMindOrg]

Congratulations to @slingshotai_inc / @TalkToAshAI — this is inspiring early evidence that when designed with care and responsibility, AI can be a true force for mental health! 🧠

#MentalHealth #AI #DigitalHealth #Therapy #Innovation #OneMindAccelerator

[Amy Wu Martin @amywumartin]

@neilparikh @TalkToAshAI As an Ash user, I experience this and just how different it is from talking to chatGPT. Awesome to see the team publishing the NYU study results 🔥

[Vijay Pande @vijaypande]

Great to see the @nyuniversity research study on the effectiveness of @TalkToAshAI
"What we've seen with Ash is that specific design choices can help Al become something more meaningful: a tool with the potential to support, empower, and connect."

[One Mind Accelerator @OMAccelerator]

🎉 Congrats to @slingshotai_inc (OMA 2025) on the success of their early real-world study with @nyuniversity, showing how Ash (@TalkToAshAI), their foundational AI model for mental health, is helping people feel less lonely & more connected. Learn more: https://t.co/SZbpGKT3Bp