South Korea turns to AI monitoring to tackle rising youth suicides

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South Korea is rolling out a nationwide plan to tackle youth suicide. It involves fifteen government ministries with the aim to halve the suicide rate by 2035. The plan includes an AI system to detect warning signs on social media. It will also place professional counsellors in every school across South Korea. The plan has been welcomed and criticised in equal measure and also raised internet privacy concerns. Al Jazeera’s Jack Barton reports from Seoul, South Korea. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #SouthKorea #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #YouthMentalHealth #MentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #AIMonitoring #SocialMedia #OnlineSafety #Education #SchoolCounsellors #Privacy #Surveillance #Policy #AlJazeera

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