By who.int
Publication Date: 2026-03-20 12:00:00
On January 29, 2026, over 30 international experts in artificial intelligence, mental health, ethics and public policy met for an online workshop organized by the Delft Digital Ethics Center (DDEC) at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) – the first WHO Collaborating Center on AI for Health Governance, including Ethics.
The workshop was held as an official pre-event of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 with the support of the World Health Organization and gathered researchers, policymakers, clinicians and advocates. Dr. Alain Labrique, Director of WHO’s Department of Data, Digital Health, Analytics and AI, noted: “As AI increasingly interacts with people in moments of emotional vulnerability, we as WHO and its stakeholders must ensure that these systems are designed and managed with safety, accountability and human well-being at their core.”
At the heart of these challenges is the increasing use of generative AI tools that have neither been designed nor tested for mental health.