Digital John Kirwan
A digital sleep coach, accessible wherever you are.
82% of people believe that robots can support their mental health better than humans can according to recent global research. 68% of people would prefer to talk to a robot than their manager about stress and anxiety at work.
Now more than ever, people are willing to open up to digital humans, showing that the world is ready for this technology. We believe that artificial intelligence will play a significant role in supporting people's mental wellbeing in the workplace.
Introducing DJK
Digital John Kirwan (DJK) is here, starting as an AI sleep coach. The real John Kirwan can’t be in everyone’s living room every day, but with this technology and scale, now he can… and it’s not that different to the real thing!
Why sleep? We’re beginning with sleep as it’s something that can make a huge difference for everybody, every day. Sleep is the key to mental wellbeing. DJK is backed by science and a team of very talented people, so rest assured, you can trust what he is saying!
The first version of DJK is just the beginning of Mentemia’s AI and digital human journey to help people with their mental wellbeing. DJK is paving the way for a range of experts that people will be able to talk to like a real therapist in areas such as stress and anxiety.
In the meantime, he will continue to learn and develop more and more as people interact with him, so give it a go. Patience is key while DJK learns the ropes. When you’ve checked it out, let us know what you think!
About
Sir John Kirwan has learnt a lot about sleep in his career and his mental wellbeing journey over the years. That knowledge has been transferred into his digital human - DJK. The digital human will coach you through your personal journey with sleep using bite sized conversations.
DJK will ask you a series of interactive questions to diagnose your problem areas, ranging from babies and children, to pets, sleep companions, sleep positions, snoring, your wind down routine, dealing with a racing mind and sleep hygiene.
Throughout the course of your conversation, you can choose things that DJK has suggested and you would like to try. To make it easier for you to find when you come back, the suggestions you choose will be added to a collection. The collection could be made up of articles, videos, infographics, product suggestions and tools.
Building DJK
Come with us behind the scenes of the making of Sir John Kirwans digital twin - DJK. John Kirwan travelled to LA to be captured in a Photogrammetry Rig. That way, UneeQ could design DJK as close to the real JK as possible, picking up his pores, lines and blood flow! Take a look at the video below to see more.
The Benefits
While we can’t guarantee that DJK will work for everyone, the benefits of a good night's sleep are considerable. If you manage to enhance your sleep with the help of DJK, you might see an improvement in energy levels and basic functioning as well as:
How it works
DJK is available now for Mentemia Premium customers. If you’d like to request Mentemia Premium and this new AI tool for you and your workplace, click here.
There are two ways to access the AI sleep coach, DJK:
From the home page, tap on ‘Speak to a Digital Human’. DJK may take a moment to load his awesomeness, so please be patient!
You can also find him by going to the training tab and clicking ‘Digital Sleep Coach’.
Please follow the instructions to allow Mentemia access to your microphone and turn your volume up!
DJK will introduce himself to you and then get started on the initial assessment, asking you a series of questions to figure out what problems you are facing. He will then suggest a few options for you to give a go. Once you agree, these will be saved to a collection for you.
If you don’t have time to complete the initial assessment, you can come back and pick up where you left off without losing any progress!
When you come back to DJK after you have completed the first assessment, he will ask how you got on with those suggestions and see what else he can do for you.
"I think Digital JK in the first instance is just to break down some of the fears that people have around digital humans.”
— Sir John Kirwan, Mentemia Co-founder
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