The VR doctor is in: Cedars-Sinai adds AI-powered therapy app to Apple Vision Pro headset
Fierce Biotech February 5, 2024
An app developed by Cedars-Sinai for use with Apple’s new spatial computing headset is putting a new spin on the concept of virtual care.
The telehealth services that have exploded in popularity since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic work by remotely matching patients to licensed (human) physicians, typically via text or video chat. Not so for Cedars’ technology: The eXtended-Reality Artificially Intelligent Ally, or Xaia, uses artificial intelligence to generate a totally virtual therapist that can lead a patient through an immersive therapy session.
The Xaia technology—which is now available on Apple’s newly released Vision Pro virtual reality headset, Cedars announced Friday—was developed with the support of the health system’s Technology Ventures enterprise. It has been licensed to VRx...