Facebook to use AI to pinpoint users with suicidal thoughts and send them help

[terry78]

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/28/16709224/facebook-suicidal-thoughts-ai-help


That is interesting yet creepy.

 

[Marvolo]

Facebook can't even pinpoint and stop Russian bots and Russian propaganda when it's right in front of their face. Figuring out who is suicidal seems like more than they can handle.

 

[DeadPresident]

Facebook can't even pinpoint and stop Russian bots and Russian propaganda.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

The idea is interesting, and I'll be happy to back someone saving another from ending their lives too soon, but I'll be annoyed if I was on the receiving end of that help.

 

[Marvolo]

Y'all know someone or a bunch of someones are going to try to mind**** this AI.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Slippery slope right here, everybody always announces things like this with great intentions.

 

[Mandon Knight]

Yeah, cos that's gonna work.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Define help.

 

[Arachnerd]

I'm sure this will have no negative reprecussions whatsoever.

 

[squeekness]

Define knowing when someone is actually suicidal?

 

[Roose Bolton]

Well look, if Skynet wants to try and help people insteading of putting them in camps then it gets my support.