{"slug": "the-ai-powered-app-that-prescribes-poems-tailored-to-your-mood", "title": "The AI-powered app that prescribes poems tailored to your mood", "summary": "A new AI-powered app called Ode, backed by Stephen Fry and founded by William Sieghart and Amelia Richards, prescribes poems tailored to users' moods to promote mental wellbeing. The free audio-driven app features readings by actors like Harriet Walter and Jeremy Irons, and has received NHS approval after development with Microsoft AI.", "body_md": "# The AI-powered app that prescribes poems tailored to your mood\n\n- A new app called Ode, backed by\n[Stephen Fry](/topic/stephen-fry)and founded by William Sieghart and Amelia Richards, uses artificial intelligence to prescribe poems tailored to users' moods. - Launched this week, the free-to-use audio-driven app aims to harness\n[AI](/topic/ai)for positive mental wellbeing, with famous actors like[Harriet Walter](/topic/harriet-walter)and[Jeremy Irons](/topic/jeremy-irons)lending their voices to poetry readings. - Ode employs AI to facilitate meaningful reflection through audible prompts, ensuring conversations remain confidential while selecting real poems read by human actors.\n- “I’ve spent much of my adult life trying to get poetry out of the poetry corner, because I believe in its power to heal and inspire,” said Sieghart.\n- Ode has received approval for use within the NHS by the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) and was developed in collaboration with Microsoft AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-powered-app-that-prescribes-poems-tailored-to-your-mood", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/culture/ode-poetry-ai-stephen-fry-mental-health-b3012532.html", "published_at": "2026-07-10 09:35:22+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-10 09:41:49.674384+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Ode", "Stephen Fry", "William Sieghart", "Amelia Richards", "Harriet Walter", "Jeremy Irons", "NHS", "Microsoft"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-powered-app-that-prescribes-poems-tailored-to-your-mood", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-powered-app-that-prescribes-poems-tailored-to-your-mood.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-powered-app-that-prescribes-poems-tailored-to-your-mood.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-powered-app-that-prescribes-poems-tailored-to-your-mood.jsonld"}}