Gauntlet
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You can't make this stuff up
https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-is-using-ai-to-scan-your-posts-for-suicidal-thoughts/
https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-is-using-ai-to-scan-your-posts-for-suicidal-thoughts/
If you're going through a difficult time, Facebook wants to help. Its artificial intelligence software can now use pattern recognition to scan Facebook posts and live videos for suicidal thoughts. Once the technology has identified a problem post through what the company calls proactive detection, it alerts a team of human moderators who specialize in dealing with suicide and self harm. These specialists can send mental health resources to the user at risk or to that person's friends and alert the authorities if necessary. The program could flag problem posts before users report them, accelerating the alert process. Help could be sent to people in real time.