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Re:Facebook deploys AI for early signs of suicide by vonnik on Monday November 27, 2017 @03:02PM (#15790673)
I totally support this, but I also find it ironic that Facebook would 1) make lots of people sad and then 2) monitor them for suicidal ideation.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/12/facebook_makes_you_...

Re:Facebook deploys AI for early signs of suicide by TheAdamAndChe on Monday November 27, 2017 @03:10PM (#15790744)
I see the irony as well, but from a purely business standpoint, it makes sense. If Facebook gains and keeps a reputation of being intensely bad for mental health, it will lose market share in the long run as regulation passes limiting its scope.
Re:Facebook deploys AI for early signs of suicide by mmjaa on Monday November 27, 2017 @03:47PM (#15791167)
I sentence you to penance for your heresy.

Please watch "Soylent Green" and "The Matrix" and come back with a good reason for why corporations should be allowed to commercialise death services.

k'thxbai.

Re:Facebook deploys AI for early signs of suicide by anabala on Monday November 27, 2017 @04:08PM (#15791410)
They want to make people sad, and addicted, but they don't want to make them so sad they'll commit suicide.

From a business perspective, they want to make them depressed, dependent, but alive.