AI to help identify homeless youth at substance abuse risk - Telugu Bullet

Researchers, including two of Indian-origin, have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm which can help predict susceptibility to substance use disorder among young homeless individuals. The study, presented at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, revealed that this algorithm can suggest personalized rehabilitation programs for highly susceptible homeless youth. "Proactive prevention of substance use disorder among homeless youth is much more desirable than reactive mitigation strategies such as medical treatments for the disorder and other related interventions," said study author Amulya Yadav from the Penn State University in the US. For the results, the research team built the model using a dataset collected from approximately 1,400 homeless youth, ages 18 to 26, in six US states. The dataset was collected by the Research, Education, and Advocacy Co-Lab for Youth Stability and Thriving (REALIST), which includes Anamika Barman-Adhikari, assistant professor at the University of Denver and co-author of the paper.