Product & Technology2026-08-13
Fireside's Lucy AI Training Platform Endorsed by Dr. Rachel Yehuda in Psychedelic Practitioner Series
Psychedelic Alpha's Psychedelic Practitioner Issue 6 features Fireside's Lucy AI training platform with an endorsement from Dr. Rachel Yehuda, one of the most prominent PTSD and psychedelic researchers. Yehuda emphasizes that Lucy's effectiveness depends on being trained on real-world clinical experience rather than theoretical frameworks: 'what Lucy gets fed determines how well Lucy is going to perform, and so it's not hypothetical — it has to be based on real world experience.' She stresses that trust, relationship, and honesty are the foundations of effective therapeutic work. Lucy, announced in December 2025, uses machine learning on real-world session data to train and scale the psychedelic therapy workforce.
Funding & Investment2026-04-14
Unlikely Collaborators awards $200K grant to Fireside Project; funds MGH ketamine coaching study
Unlikely Collaborators awarded Fireside Project a two-year $200,000 grant ($100K/year) to scale its Psychedelic Support Line and fund a Massachusetts General Hospital study of Fireside-Certified Psychedelic Coaching in ketamine treatment.
Product & Technology2026-03-20
Fireside Project Launches Lucy: First AI Training Platform for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Clinicians
Fireside Project launched Lucy, the first AI-powered simulation and training platform for psychedelic-assisted therapy clinicians, built on anonymized data from 7,000 support conversations. Addresses the critical gap in clinician training for the growing psychedelic therapy field.
