{"id":7595,"date":"2025-07-09T18:31:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trentinosalutedigitale.com\/blog\/maia-un-assistente-virtuale-per-la-salute-delle-donne-nascera-dalla-collaborazione-tra-fbk-e-kelyon\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T10:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:04:20","slug":"maia-un-assistente-virtuale-per-la-salute-delle-donne-nascera-dalla-collaborazione-tra-fbk-e-kelyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trentinosalutedigitale.com\/en\/blog\/maia-un-assistente-virtuale-per-la-salute-delle-donne-nascera-dalla-collaborazione-tra-fbk-e-kelyon\/","title":{"rendered":"MaIA: A virtual assistant for women\u2019s health, stemmed from the collaboration netween FBK and Kelyon"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new project, a new strategic partnership, and a new technological challenge with a clear and tangible goal: to improve access to accurate, up-to-date information for women of childbearing age, during pregnancy, and in the postpartum period.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Introducing MaIA (Maternal Artificial Intelligence Assistant)<\/strong>, the virtual assistant being developed through the collaboration between Fondazione Bruno Kessler<\/strong> and Kelyon s.r.l.<\/strong>, as part of the \u201cTest Before Invest<\/a>\u201d initiative of the Italian node of the European Digital Innovation Hub in the health sector (SoE DIPS)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The goal? To develop a conversational system powered by artificial intelligence<\/strong> and large language models (LLMs)<\/strong> that integrates verified and validated sources. Its aim is to support women during a particularly delicate phase of life, providing clear, personalized, and easy-to-access information.<\/p>\n

An inclusive chat, focused on real needs<\/p>\n

The system will be accessible through a Telegram bot, designed to be intuitive and inclusive, overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers. The approach is data-driven<\/em><\/strong>, with continuously updated content made possible through collaboration with clinical and scientific partners, including the Trento province Healthcare System (APSS), the Campania Region Healthcare System, and the Uppa.it portal.<\/p>\n

The AI technologies used\u2014including models such as LLaMA, Phi<\/strong>, and Mistral\u2014will be carefully selected and adapted to ensure safe use in line with the principles of \u201ctrustworthy AI<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

A replicable and scalable model<\/p>\n

The MaIA project<\/strong> goes beyond the development of a digital tool\u2014it seeks to establish a model that can be replicated<\/strong> across other areas of public health. The development work will take nine months (scheduled for completion by November 2025), progressing through various phases: co-design<\/strong>, real-world user testing<\/strong>, and scientific validation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Details on the collaboration are provided by both partner organizations, Mauro Dragoni<\/strong> (Head of the Intelligent Digital Agents<\/em> Unit at the Center for Digital Health and Wellbeing <\/em><\/a>at Fondazione Bruno Kessler) and Stefano Tagliaferri<\/strong> (Technical Director of Kelyon), who discussed the project in a \u201cdouble interview<\/strong>,\u201d answering the following questions:<\/p>\n

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  1. What benefits will this collaboration bring?<\/li>\n
  2. What is your organization’s contribution to the MaIA project?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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