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Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app that helps people heal

  • Kai Koerber, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, used his background in technology to develop a smartphone app called Joy that uses artificial intelligence to suggest mindfulness activities based on a person's voice.
  • The app, which recognizes a person's mood from their voice, offers bite-sized activities to help improve mental health. It is a work in progress that becomes more accurate with more usage.
  • Koerber's app demonstrates how technology can be used to address the mental and emotional challenges faced by survivors of traumatic events. It is available for a monthly subscription fee.
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Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app built on AI that helps people heal

Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members on Valentine’s Day in 2018. Seeing his peers —

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Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app that helps people heal

Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members on Valentine’s Day in 2018

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Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app built on AI that helps people heal

Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members there on Valentine's Day in 2018. Seeing his peers - and himself - struggle with returning to normal, he wanted to do something to help people manage their emotions on their own terms.

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Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app built on AI that helps people heal

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members there on Valentine’s Day in 2018. Seeing his peers — and himself — struggle with returning to normal, he wanted to do something to help people manage their emotions on their own terms. While some of his classmates at the Parkland, Florida, school have worked on advocating for gun con…

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Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app built on AI that helps people heal

Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members there on Valentine's Day in 2018. Seeing his peers -- and himself -- struggle with returning to normal, he wanted to do something to help people manage their emotions on their own terms.

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Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app built on AI that helps people heal

Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members there on Valentine's Day in 2018. Seeing his peers -- and himself -- struggle with returning to normal, he wanted to do something to help people manage their emotions on their own terms.

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