SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS AND DATA SCIENTISTS – INCLUDING RESEARCHERS FROM THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTE, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO – ARE DEVELOPING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS TO HELP DIAGNOSE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AS WELL AS, OR EVEN BETTER THAN, A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR. THE NEW APPS WILL PICK UP ON SMALL CHANGES IN TONE AND PATTERNS OF SPEECH TO RECOGNISE TELLTALE INDICATIONS OF DIFFERENT MENTAL ILLNESSES.