Machine learning can red-flag suicidal vets: VA uses Al-aided program to sift through risk factors, then otter support

摘要

Suicide rates among U.S.military veterans have been a growing epidemic in recent years and have risen by 30% nationally since 2000.Mental health experts now are looking to head off this deadly trend with the use of artificial intelligence-assisted machine learning led by algorithms that scan medical and personal records for patterns that may lead to suicide attempts, as reported by The New York Times.