Dong Whi Yoo

Caregivers for Alzheimer's patients face unmet needs that existing technologies fail to address, revealing critical gaps in support for relational strain and compassion fatigue.

AI can mimic the warmth of human peer support but risks misleading users by fabricating lived experiences it doesn't possess.

Open-source LLMs, trained with Reddit community feedback, can match the performance of proprietary models in generating supportive mental health responses, offering a privacy-preserving alternative.