School of Health Sciences and Public Policy, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN 55401, USA.
Center for Health Technology & Innovation American Heart Association, Dallas, TX 75231, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jul 12;21(7):910. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21070910.
(1) Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) has flourished in recent years. More specifically, generative AI has had broad applications in many disciplines. While mental illness is on the rise, AI has proven valuable in aiding the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. However, there is little to no research about precisely how much interest there is in AI technology. (2) Methods: We performed a Google Trends search for "AI and mental health" and compared relative search volume (RSV) indices of "AI", "AI and Depression", and "AI and anxiety". This time series study employed Box-Jenkins time series modeling to forecast long-term interest through the end of 2024. (3) Results: Within the United States, AI interest steadily increased throughout 2023, with some anomalies due to media reporting. Through predictive models, we found that this trend is predicted to increase 114% through the end of the year 2024, with public interest in AI applications being on the rise. (4) Conclusions: According to our study, we found that the awareness of AI has drastically increased throughout 2023, especially in mental health. This demonstrates increasing public awareness of mental health and AI, making advocacy and education about AI technology of paramount importance.
(1) 背景：人工智能（AI）近年来蓬勃发展。更具体地说，生成式 AI 在许多学科中都有广泛的应用。虽然精神疾病的发病率在上升，但 AI 已被证明在辅助精神障碍的诊断和治疗方面具有价值。然而，几乎没有研究精确地表明人们对 AI 技术的兴趣有多大。
(2) 方法：我们在 Google Trends 上搜索了“AI 和心理健康”，并比较了“AI”、“AI 和抑郁症”以及“AI 和焦虑症”的相对搜索量（RSV）指数。这项时间序列研究采用 Box-Jenkins 时间序列模型，通过预测到 2024 年底的长期兴趣。
(3) 结果：在美国，AI 的兴趣在 2023 年稳步上升，由于媒体报道，出现了一些异常。通过预测模型，我们发现到 2024 年底，这一趋势预计将增加 114%，公众对 AI 应用的兴趣正在上升。
(4) 结论：根据我们的研究，我们发现 2023 年 AI 的意识大幅提高，尤其是在心理健康领域。这表明公众对心理健康和 AI 的意识不断提高，因此倡导和教育 AI 技术至关重要。
