Why apps like Siri and Cortana need to understand suicide – Arstechnica

A really interesting look at how smart phones respond to vocal prompts about depression, suicide and rape.

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The publishers of the paper highlight that phones play an increasingly important role in our personal health care and should therefore be trained to respond in more positive ways which support referrals and helplines than they do in their study.

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