“Completely, horribly unethical. Mucking around in an experimental manner with unproven interventions on potentially suicidal persons is just awful,”

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9m3a/horribly-unethical-startup-experimented-on-suicidal-teens-on-facebook-tumblr-with-chatbot
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'Horribly Unethical': Startup Experimented on Suicidal Teens on Social Media With Chatbot

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“Completely, horribly unethical. Mucking around in an experimental manner with unproven interventions on potentially suicidal persons is just awful,”  https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9m3a/horribly-unethical-startup-experimented-on-suicidal-teens-on-facebook-tumblr-with-chatbot #Digital Wellness 📱🧘

Sam Mendoza

Roughly one in five American adults has a mental illness. Yet mental-health care is “a shit-storm,” a former director at the National Institute of Mental Health said. “Nobody likes what they get. Nobody is happy with what they give.” Could A.I. help?

Last year, a survey found that 60 per cent of mental-health practitioners don’t have openings for new patients. Could phone-based chatbots and A.I. systems fill the gap?

I doubt it. AI is going to have trouble with anything that requires a subtle, professional, human touch. A robot isn’t going to replace a top chef creating a meal, or Michelangelo’s masterpieces. Things that require human emotion can’t be faked by AI.

Roughly one in five American adults has a mental illness. Yet mental-health care is “a shit-storm,” a former director at the National Institute of Mental Health said. “Nobody likes what they get. Nobody is happy with what they give.” Could A.I. help?  Last year, a survey found that 60 per cent of mental-health practitioners don’t have openings for new patients. Could phone-based chatbots and A.I. systems fill the gap?  I doubt it. AI is going to have trouble with anything that requires a subtle, professional, human touch. A robot isn’t going to replace a top chef creating a meal, or Michelangelo’s masterpieces. Things that require human emotion can’t be faked by AI.

Nate

Reminds me of Thanos - believing some higher purpose justifies unethical behavior that could lead to fatal harm.

Sam Mendoza

A group of likeminded people in Digital Wellness 📱🧘 are talking about this.