Artificial Intelligence Is Learning to Predict and Prevent Suicide

Published: March 21, 2017, 8:12 a.m.

b'For years, Facebook has been investing in artificial intelligence fields like machine learning and deep neural nets to build its core business\\u2014selling you things better than anyone else in the world. But earlier this month, the company began turning some of those AI tools to a more noble goal: stopping people from taking their own lives. Admittedly, this isn\\u2019t entirely altruistic. Having people broadcast their suicides from Facebook Live isn\\u2019t good for the brand.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'