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Briefing
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- Artificial Intelligence Suicide Reporter – Facebook testing suicide risk reporting feature in U.S. that uses artificial intelligence to identify whether user’s posts hint at possible suicide, based on past posts flagged for suicide and comments from friends
- Participating Organizations Live Chat – Adds option to contact participating crisis support organizations, such as Crisis Text Line, National Eating Disorder Association, and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline via Messenger in U.S.
- Live Suicide Prevention Tools – Integrates existing suicide prevention tools to Facebook Live worldwide, which lets people watching live broadcast reach person directly, contact helpline, report incident to Facebook, and see tips to support their friends
- Live Streamed Suicide Incidents – New features introduced after several live streamed videos recording personal suicides, including that of 14-year-old girl in Miami in January 2017
- Suicide Rates Background – According to Facebook, one suicide occurs globally every 40 seconds, with suicide second cause of death for 15-29 years olds
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Information Technology
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Organization
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Facebook Inc.
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Source
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Callison-Burch, V., et. al., "Building a safer community with new suicide prevention tools",
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Kelion, L., "Facebook artificial intelligence spots suicidal users",
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Dellinger, A., "Suicide prevention: Facebook is using artificial intelligence to identify suicidal users",
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AcceleratingBiz analysis
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Original Publication Date
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March 1, 2017
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