Responsible AI for mental health


An interdisciplinary, invited workshop in Copenhagen on October 5th and 6th, 2026.

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Aims and Scope


Our aim with this invited workshop is to bring together a diverse and interdisciplinary group of internationally renowned scientists along with junior participants. This workshop will specifically focus on the contribution from data science to developing and testing responsible, trustworthy and ethical AI for mental health application as this is a fast emerging industry and its success demand a close interdisciplinary collaboration and academic discussion. Our group of co-organizers are therefore from a broad field representing machine learning, epidemiology, law, and ethics. Invited talks will provide state of the art knowledge of the field and in critical discussions across disciplinary boundaries we aim to make substantial progress towards medical machine learning systems that are trustworthy, equitable, and beneficial for society at large. While the workshop is primarily a physical event, a live-stream of the lectures will be made available for free.

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Workshop schedule


Day 1

Time Program
08:30-09:00Arrival, coffee
09:00-09:10Welcome
Generative AI and Mental Health Care
09:10-09:55Charlotte Blease – Psychotherapy and Generative AI
09:55-10:40Munmun de Choudhury – What Mental Health Teaches Us About Responsible Generative AI
10:40-11:00Coffee break
11:00-11:45Søren Dinesen Østergaard – Generative Intelligence Chatbots and Delusions
Clinical Translation and Real-World Implementation
11:45-12:30Benjamin A. T. Arnfred – Hype to Healthcare
12:30-14:00Lunch
14:00-14:45Paris Alexandros Lalousis – Why Mental Health Needs AI; and Why Accuracy is not Enough
14:45-15:30Line Clemmensen – Data Representativity and Modeling
15:30-16:00Coffee break
Measuring Mental Health
16:00-16:45Stella Grasshof – Facial Expression Analysis in Mental Health Applications
16:45-17:30Helen Louise Coupland – Gender Differences in MDD Diagnosis
18:30-21:00Dinner (only invited speakers and organizers)

Day 2

Time Program
08:30-09:00Arrival, coffee
Fairness in Mental Health prediction
09:00-09:45Sara Kolding – Examining Fairness Across Mental Health Prediction Models
09:45-10:30Alissa Valentine – Nationwide AI Models for Depression Prediction
10:30-11:00Coffee break
11:00-11:45Didem Stark – Hidden Heterogeneity, Hidden Inequity
Building Trustworthy Healthcare AI
11:45-12:30Jessica Schrouff – Building Fair and Robust AI for Healthcare
12:30-14:00Lunch
14:00-14:45Marc André Schulz – Training-data Attribution Measures
14:45-15:30Michael Benros - Development and application of predictive models for psychiatry utilizing Danish Big Data resources
15:30-16:45Coffee break with Poster session
16:45-17:00Closing remarks

Location


The location of the event is the Festalen at GEUS, University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen. The venue is located in the heart of Copenhagen and is easily accessible by public transportation. The address is: Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark

Contact


For any inquiries regarding the workshop, please contact Melanie Ganz.

Code of Conduct


This workshop follows the DDSA Code of Conduct for Events. All participants, organizers, speakers, and volunteers are expected to contribute to a safe and inclusive environment.

Funding


The workshop is generously funded by the Danish Data Science Academy (DDSA) and the Lundbeck foundation via the TRUSTMIND project.