24/7 Cancer Support: AI Chatbot with Empathetic Approach.

Belong.Life, a New York-based health technology company, has launched "Dave," the world's first conversational AI oncology mentor for cancer patients. Dave is designed to provide patients with comprehensive, real-time answers around the clock, alleviating their stress levels and reducing their anxiety. The chatbot was named after the biblical King David and was trained on "billions of data points" from seven years' worth of interactions between patients and physicians. Dave is designed to complement physicians, not substitute for them, and can address up to 80% of the inquiries that patients typically direct toward physicians or other medical or health personnel.