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Even human doctors struggle with proper mental diagnosis, I seriously doubt an AI is gonna do any better. Not to mention that every false positive would lead t
by freeflight 7y ago
Even human doctors struggle with proper mental diagnosis, I seriously doubt an AI is gonna do any better.
Not to mention that every false positive would lead to the compulsory mental treatment of completely healthy people.
- bayesian_horse 7y agoI share that concern. The policies referenced in the article emphasize interventions short of compulsory treatment. In some cases even these "door knocks" can lead to admission, for example if the person visited exhibits strong signs of psychosis or potential for self-harm. The judgement of police officers may not be perfect but it is better than nothing. I know that there are trade-offs to be made and caution is to be exercised, but in general I think it's worth a try to prevent escalation of mental health crisis.