ALERTNESS MODE INITIATION FOR NON-ALERT DETECTION USING EAR-WORN ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Techniques to detect a non-alert state of a user may include receiving sensor data from an ear-worn electronic device worn by a user, automatically determining whether to initiate an alertness mode of the ear-worn electronic device based on the sensor data, and determining an alertness state of the user in response to determining to initiate the alertness mode.