Accelerating Ethical AI in Healthcare with CHI-Zone

Innovation in healthcare requires more than technology. It requires structured pathways, governance, and collaboration.

ThroughCHI-Zone, based at the University of Liverpool, Pxl-Persona is developing clinically informed AI avatars designed to support mental health training within NHS and university environments.

CHI-Zone provides more than grant support. It creates a translational bridge between SMEs, clinicians and academic research. That structure allows us to responsibly extend our AI avatar platform into healthcare, with appropriate oversight and validation from the outset.

Our current focus is building digital twin personas that simulate depressive traits in structured training scenarios. These AI-driven avatars allow practitioners to practise complex conversations, explore nuance and develop confidence in safe environments.

This collaboration represents an important step toward scalable, ethically governed XR-based healthcare training within the Liverpool City Region.