“Medical Artificial Intelligence Robot No. 004, Suicide Risk Class 7, 16:12 When I walked the night road, I saw a bridge.
Every night, Lee Hong (56), who works for a government agency in Beijing, receives a message such as “We Chat”.
Mr. Lee is a member of the volunteer group “Shindo Action Relief Team” to prevent suicide. Artificial intelligence (AI) extracts tweets from people who are likely to commit suicide from the internet. Analyzing past remarks, etc., assessing the risk level in 10 stages and automatically sending it to the parties concerned. "Suicide is in progress" is the worst grade 10, and measures above 6th grade of "planning suicide" are taken.
The rescue team was launched last spring by dozens of AI specialists, including psychological counselors and psychiatrists. There is little mutual acquaintance. In cooperation with WeChat, 662 people have been prevented from committing suicide.
Lee came across an unforgettable case in February this year, just after joining the rescue team.
On February 13th, the AI system ...
