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SLEEP 2026 | The future of artificial intelligence in insomnia care
Emerson Wickwire, PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, discusses the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in insomnia care. He emphasizes the importance of applying AI strategically across the patient journey, from detection and diagnosis to treatment and education, to improve care for the millions of people living with chronic insomnia. This interview took place at the 40th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) in Baltimore, MD.
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Transcript
Chronic insomnia disorder is a major public health burden worldwide. In fact, recent literature-based analyses indicate that over 800 million individuals suffer from chronic insomnia worldwide. Now, we’re in the middle of an artificial intelligence boom impacting all areas of our lives, of course, including insomnia care. The most important recommendation is to keep the patient journey in mind...
Chronic insomnia disorder is a major public health burden worldwide. In fact, recent literature-based analyses indicate that over 800 million individuals suffer from chronic insomnia worldwide. Now, we’re in the middle of an artificial intelligence boom impacting all areas of our lives, of course, including insomnia care. The most important recommendation is to keep the patient journey in mind. AI, quote-unquote, is not simply a catch-all to solve problems. Are we looking at problems regarding insomnia detection or insomnia diagnosis or insomnia triage or insomnia treatment, insomnia education, for example. So first, we need to clarify what our objective is in terms of accelerating the patient journey. And then second, we can begin to think about specific AI tools.
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