Behavioral AI product
Mindline
Breaking the cycle, AI-powered intervention for betting addiction.
- ownership
- Product Designer & UX Researcher
- timeframe
- 10 weeks
- stack
- Figma, AI UX flows
- proof
- Prototype
- outcome
- 6 research interviews
decision
Behavioral AI product that turns emotional triggers into real-time intervention.
build path
Designed in Figma → prototyped as a research-backed AI UX concept.
scope
Build time
10 weeks
outcome proof
Actual
6 research interviews
The problem
A silent epidemic among young adults
Young adults (18–26) face betting addiction fueled by mobile accessibility and aggressive marketing. The blocking tools meant to help are ineffective, users bypass them within minutes.
6
In-depth interviews
18–26
Target age range
Social environments and peer pressure are the primary triggers for relapse. We need real-time intervention, not reactive restriction.
Dr. Kristen Adams, Clinical Psychologist
The solution
Three pillars of intervention
Feature 1
Personalized AI suggestions
When high-risk triggers surface, the AI offers contextual strategies, set a pause timer, mute bet triggers during social events, reflect on past patterns, tailored to the user's emotional state.
Feature 2
Emotional reflection journaling
After an urge or relapse, users document the emotional journey through guided reflection, building a history that feeds the AI's pattern recognition.
Feature 3
AI-powered pattern insights
Machine learning surfaces recurring triggers, 'high-energy social settings', 'post-work stress', so users recognize warning signs before they escalate.
How it works
Emotion → analysis → action
01
User action
Emotion input
The user logs an emotional state, 'anxious' or 'excited', in the moment.
02
Pattern recognition
AI analysis
The system cross-references past patterns and detects a high-risk signal like a social betting trigger.
03
Real-time action
Intervention
It suggests a concrete step, activate a pause timer or reach a support line, before the impulse acts.
Unlike blockers that users bypass within minutes, Mindline uses behavioral psychology and real-time pattern recognition to interrupt the dopamine loop before impulsive action occurs.
More of the product
Supporting tools
Outcome & reflection
Mindline shifts the paradigm from restriction to awareness. 6 research interviews surfaced trigger patterns around emotional states, social pressure, and relapse timing.
Rather than blocking access, which users bypass within minutes, it builds self-awareness, real-time emotional analysis, and proactive intervention: the foundation for sustainable behavioral change.