Thero
An AI emotional-support product being developed alongside student research.
Thero explores AI for emotional support. I’m developing the product alongside a study of how high school and college students use these systems: what leads them to start a conversation, what they ask for, and what helps.
The research combines a student survey with a review of how systems should respond when someone is distressed. It informs the interaction design, the limits the product needs to communicate, and when it should direct someone toward human support.