Journalling app helps users express feelings through AI prompts

It is among 5 tech solutions to tackle issues like mental health emerging from hackathon

- Wong Yang

Want to process your thoughts by journaling, but not sure where to start?

The Emotional Baggage Interface, or EBI, is an app that helps people to articulate their feelings more clearly through prompts that are powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

Besides typing out their responses to these prompts as notes, users of EBI can also describe their emotions to a chatbot, or have a conversation with a voice assistant that can respond in Singlish with the use of OpenAI models.

The app then generates a summary of the key concerns and coping mechanisms from various journaling entries and conversations, so that users can track their progress and easily share their thoughts with mental health professionals.

Developer Richard Xiong, 25, said: "We spoke to therapists, who said journaling is a great coping mechanism and a way to practise mindfulness. So our app tries to lower the barriers of entry to journaling and give people more conversational options through the chatbot and voice input."

EBI was one of five new technology solutions to tackle eldercare, mental health, sustainability, and other community issues that were launched at the National Library on Nov 30.