AI Chatbot: Psyche
A grief-support AI application that uses personalized dialogue and voice reproduction to accompany bereaved users, helping them process emotions through safe, private conversations.
Project Motivation & App Features
During the pandemic, millions of people around the world experienced bereavement at the same time. Prolonged grief has been formally recognized as a mental health condition, yet professional counseling is expensive and limited by time and place. Friends and relatives cannot accompany users 24/7, and people may hide their emotions due to self-esteem or privacy concerns.
Psyche aims to provide an always-available companion by combining voice technology, conversation databases, and machine learning, so users can keep talking with a familiar voice whenever they need support.
- Diary: A safe space to say everything you want, record your thoughts, and comfort your mind.
- Memory Box: Store precious photos, videos, and memories of family and friends so they can be revisited together with the AI companion.
- Personal Account & Settings: Each user has a private account and customizable settings to protect emotional and data privacy.
Technical Know-why
Psyche combines a conversation model and a sound model to generate responses that feel emotionally supportive and sound like a familiar person.
- Conversation Model Training: Dialogue data from surveys and online sources are stored in a conversation database. Personal conversation records are then used to fine-tune a model that reflects each user's desired style and tone.
- Application Operation: The user's voice is recognized and converted to text, processed by the conversation model, and then transformed into a reply that is converted back into speech.
- Sound Model Training: Voice samples are used to train a sound model that reproduces or approximates the target speaker's vocal characteristics.
Product Pricing
Psyche offers tiered packages so users and families can choose the level of customization they need.
- Customized Package – $1,399 per person (or $1,799 without any existing voice materials): includes a customized dialogue model, customized vocals, and full access to the Diary and Memory Box features in Psyche.
- Family Package – $600 per person: gives family members access to the same customized voice and conversation model, with their own private accounts.
Marketing Strategy
The marketing plan combines product design, social media, and professional partnerships to reach users who need long-term emotional support.
- Product Marketing: Monthly updates to the question list to keep conversations fresh, fully customizable accounts to protect privacy, and added features like Diary and Memory Box to deepen engagement.
- Social Media Marketing: Official Facebook, Instagram, and Line@ accounts plus targeted ads to reach potential users online.
- Cooperation Partners: funeral service providers (as channel partners), psychotherapists (to refine customized replies), and influencers / KOLs who can share Psyche's story.
Financial Plan
The initial funding plan focuses on building a minimum viable product and supporting early promotion. If the team secures venture capital, development can start immediately.
- Personnel Costs: The largest portion of the budget is reserved for core team members working on product design, AI models, and engineering.
- Application Development & MVP: Funds are allocated for building the first edition of the app, including backend infrastructure and model deployment.
- Marketing & Advertising: A dedicated share of the budget supports early-stage promotion and user acquisition.
- Others: Remaining costs cover operations and contingencies during the startup phase.
