No Longer Overlooking the Tears Behind "I'm Fine."

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## 【"Unheard Voices" Felt in the Medical Field】
Our representative, Furuido, worked as a radiological technologist at a general hospital.

Through daily work, he keenly felt the "uneven distribution of information" in the medical field.

What patients truly want to convey, what they are anxious about, and what they swallow without being able to put into words—these often flow away without being adequately picked up during limited consultation times and busy work processes.

Are patients who say "I'm fine" in front of doctors truly fine?
Are those who have received a cancer diagnosis harboring anxieties alone that they cannot tell their family or medical professionals?
Are individuals with mental health conditions hiding their suffering out of a desire not to cause worry?

This is not due to negligence on the part of medical professionals. No matter how experienced a healthcare worker may be, there are structural limits to fully grasping all the emotions behind words during brief interactions. Beyond these limits, voices that should be heard go unheard, and support that should be connected remains unconnected. What I witnessed on site were the challenges inherent in the medical system itself.

"What if the power of technology could change this structure?"

With this thought, Furuido transitioned from a radiological technologist to a programmer. He continued to explore the intersection of technology and social issues in DX consulting and AI training, and in 2025, established WellAI Inc.
To contribute to the improvement of people's "knowledge" and "health" through technology.
And to visualize unspoken thoughts and bridge them to appropriate support. Not only in healthcare, but also in education, nursing care, workplaces, and local communities—to pick up the voices of those suffering from the invisible illness of "loneliness" in all situations.
WellAI was founded to achieve this.

## 【Our Challenge: Illuminating the Inner Self Through Three "Windows"】
People do not convey their feelings through words alone. A slight tremor in the voice, a fleeting clouding of expression, subtle changes in word choice—true emotions reside within these unconscious signals.

WellAI is developing an emotion analysis AI platform that integrates three axes: "voice," "text," and "facial recognition."
It captures emotional fluctuations from vocal tone, intonation, and pauses. It discerns discrepancies between expressed emotions and inner feelings from word choice and expression patterns in speech content. And it reads unarticulated emotional movements from micro-expressions on the face—momentary facial changes lasting less than 0.5 seconds.
By opening these three "windows" simultaneously, we believe we can for the first time approach a holistic understanding of the human mind.

For example, a patient who says "I'm fine" with a smile. On text, there's no problem. However, there's a faint tremor in their voice, and just before the smile, their brow furrows for a moment. When these three axes of data converge, the AI can gently convey the insight to medical professionals: "This person might not actually be fine."

This does not negate human capabilities. Technology supports the empathy and judgment that only humans possess. What we aim for is not "a world where AI replaces people," but "a world where AI expands humanity's ability to empathize with others."

## 【Our Dream: The Vision We Want to See in 20XX】
In the future we envision, AI will not be a tool for efficiency, but a "mental infrastructure" that reconnects people.

- A woman who received a cancer diagnosis was able to say "I'm scared" for the first time during a casual conversation with an AI avatar. This single word prompted the palliative care team to gently intervene, allowing her to spend peaceful time with her family.
- Two weeks postpartum, a new mother whose tears wouldn't stop during a 3 AM feeding was asked by an AI, "Have you been sleeping well lately?" For the first time, she felt "someone noticed me" and gained the courage to consult a local public health nurse the next day.
- A 5th-grade boy casually mentioned "I don't want to go to school" during a conversation with an AI tutor. The AI, having noticed changes in his facial expressions and voice data for several weeks, obtained his permission and connected him to a school counselor. Bullying was detected before it escalated.
- At the home of an 82-year-old man living alone, conversation ceased for two days. The AI detected changes in his facial expressions and biometric information and made an emergency call. It was an early symptom of a stroke. Prompt action minimized sequelae.
- An AI gently monitored a conversation between two people who met at a marriage agency. Although the language was outwardly polite, dominant tendencies were repeatedly detected in the voice tone and micro-expression patterns. The counselor was able to conduct careful counseling based on this data.
- An individual aiming to return to work repeatedly practiced mock interviews with an AI avatar. With each session, the tremor in their voice decreased, and their expression softened. Through emotion analysis feedback, the individual was able to feel their own changes.

――And beyond that.

Our dream does not stop at emotion analysis.
Current voice, text, and facial recognition are technologies that read the mind from "external" signals appearing on a person. What we are looking at next are "internal" signals—the realization of non-verbal communication using biometric information such as brainwaves, electromyography, heart rate, and respiration.

If these biological signals can be integrally analyzed, even individuals with severe physical disabilities will be able to communicate freely, just like us, transcending the constraints of language and body. And if a world where intentions can be conveyed without language is realized, what lies beyond is not just communication. Moving one's body freely in a VR space, running around with friends, playing together. Such experiences will be open to everyone.

A young man is playing soccer with a friend in a VR space. In reality, his body is in a wheelchair, but here it doesn't matter. Brainwaves and electromyography read his intentions, and the rhythm of his heart rate and breathing directly conveys his dynamism.

From the visualization of emotions to non-verbal communication through biological signals. And to a world that restores not only freedom of mind but also freedom of body. Our challenge, which began with "external" signals, will one day connect to "internal" signals, paving the way for a future where everyone can live authentically. That is the landscape we ultimately wish to reach.

These are all futures we are serious about realizing.

## 【Message: To a World Where Unheard Voices Reach】
"No limits to growth, no boundaries to benevolence."

This is a phrase we hold dear.
Konosuke Matsushita once advocated the "water philosophy," stating, "By supplying good quality goods cheaply and in large quantities, like tap water, we will eliminate poverty from this world." This grand dream of delivering material abundance to every corner of society became the foundation of Japan's manufacturing industry.

We want to inherit that philosophy in the "realm of the mind."
Everyone can realize their own emotional state when needed. Unspoken thoughts can be understood. When reaching out in loneliness, there is indeed a presence that responds. To deliver such a "mental infrastructure" to every corner of society, like tap water. That is WellAI's dream.

Currently, we are still in the stage of introducing emotion analysis based on the three axes of voice, text, and facial recognition. Our dream is big, and the road is long. However, we never want to overlook the "unheard voices" we witnessed in the medical field again. That conviction has never wavered since the day of our establishment.
Dreams become maps when spoken. With a map, companions gather. With companions, any distant place can be reached.

WellAI Inc. takes another step today to build a society where people and AI work hand-in-hand, where everyone can say "I'm not fine"—and where those voices are always heard.

### 【Company Profile】
Company Name: WellAI Inc.
Location: B1F CYK Kanda Iwamotocho Building, 15-1 Kanda Iwamotocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Toshiya Furuido
Established: June 6, 2025
Business Activities: AI system development, AIX consulting, AI training
Official Website: https://wellai-inc.co.jp/

【Contact for this matter】
E-mail: info@wellai-inc.co.jp