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How to Choose a Mental Health App
There are thousands of apps that claim to promote mental well-being, but not all of them are safe or effective. Source
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Can A.I.-Driven Voice Analysis Help Identify Mental Disorders?
This article is part of a limited series on artificial intelligence’s potential to solve everyday problems. Imagine a test as quick and easy as having your temperature taken or your blood pressure measured that could […]
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Brain-Imaging Studies Hampered by Small Data Sets, Study Finds
Researchers have long used imaging technology to try to understand mental-health ailments. But with relatively few participants, such studies may not be producing valid findings. Source
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States Investigate TikTok Over Potential Harms to Younger Users
A bipartisan group of state attorneys general announced on Wednesday that it had opened an investigation into TikTok and potential harms that the popular social media app may pose to younger users. At least eight […]
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Facebook Downplays Internal Research Released on Eve of Hearing
Facebook on Wednesday published two internal research reports about its photo-sharing app, Instagram, and downplayed their conclusions, as the company prepared for two congressional hearings in the next week that are focused on its products’ […]
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How Facebook Relies on Accenture to Scrub Toxic Content
In 2010, Accenture scored an accounting contract with Facebook. By 2012, that had expanded to include a deal for moderating content, particularly outside the United States. That year, Facebook sent employees to Manila and Warsaw […]
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Something Bothering You? Tell It to Woebot.
Instead, she says, the bot delivers “digital therapeutics.” And Woebot’s terms of service call it a “pure self-help” program that is not meant for emergencies. In fact, in the event of a severe crisis, Woebot […]