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Facebook has rolled out a new technology called "proactive detection" artificial intelligence (AI) that would scan all of a user's posts seeking patterns that suggest suicidal thoughts. Also, if found necessary, it would share helpful information to either the user or his/her friends, or it may get in touch with local first-responders. Responding to a question by website TechCrunch, a Facebook spokesperson said that users cannot opt out of the feature. The spokesperson further said that the new feature is meant to ensure better user safety and the support resources that the social media behemoth is offering could be easily dismissed if the user doesn't wish to check them. Since an AI is expected to sense suicidal patterns faster, Facebook, through its deployment, is hoping to bring down the time taken to provide help to those at risk.