The Facebook tack is interesting, because it's technically not a service for the suicidal individual; rather, it's a service for their friends who "really want

The Facebook tack is interesting, because it's technically not a service for the suicidal individual; rather, it's a service for their friends who "really want to help, but... just don’t know what to say, what to do or how to help their friends." That's a unique angle, which sets it apart from, say Apple, which has taken significant steps since the first roleout of Siri to enable her to respond appropriately to certain queries (e.g., "I was raped" or "I want to commit suicide).[1,2] The conversation on how we want our electronics and services to behave is really interesting and one that is only going to get more complex as we get better at language and mood processing/modeling/profiling. 1: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/apples-siri-now-prevent-suicides/story?id=19438495 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/apples-siri-now-prevent-sui... 2: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/04/04/siri-update-offers-support-for-rape-victims-and-suicide-question/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/04/04/siri-update...