Facebook’s new AI can detect suicidal users and provide assistance

Suicide is not a joke, and recently some people are taking it to social media platforms to post a message or do a live recording of their suicides. Facebook has decided to step in and ensure that their users get help before they do something that they cant undo.

The company has just released an AI software that can identify and assist suicidal users, the software can analyze post and even video streams for users which show the tendency. From there a prompt will appear asking the user if they need help and show the options that are available to assist the user. It even goes as far as analysing the comments that other users have written like “Are You Ok?” message to another user as an indicator that the user is troubled.

Facebook is rolling out this features to the international market today and they will eventually make it its way around the world, but this feature is not available across the EU. The company also has staff that work around the clock to monitor post that suggests a user is suicidal and have contact with first-responders and support groups to help users can quickly as possible.