Sunday Best: How A.I. could save your life

And tell you how serious your friend's depression is.

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How Artificial Intelligence Can Save Your Life Ashley Gilbertson, VII Network for The New York Times By DAVID BROOKS You may not know how serious a friend's depression is, but A.I. does. In an analysis of more than 100 million text messages, this technology was able to determine that those most at risk of self-harm used words like "ibuprofen," not words like "suicide."

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