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As the mental health of U.S. military veterans remains a major concern among many people in our society, new technology could become a lifesaver.
An AI platform developed by ClearForce, a tech company in Vienna, Virginia, aims to identify the risk of suicide among veterans before it’s too late.
Col. Michael Hudson, vice president at ClearForce, spoke to Fox News Digital in an interview to discuss his efforts on the veteran suicide initiative.
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A former Marine of 30 years, Hudson spent time working in sexual assault prevention and with his command’s behavioral suicide team before completing his service.
The veteran joined ClearForce’s efforts to identify “insider risk and insider threat” through technology that “allows organizations to become aware of individuals who are struggling” in the workplace, including with harassment and mental health, he said.
Col. Michael Hudson, pictured here, is leading ClearForce’s suicide prevention initiative. He spent 30 years as a U.S. Marine. (ClearForce)
“We’re focused on the veteran, working inside the active-duty space to look at the current model and find ways— using technology we’ve developed — to have better outcomes related to reducing suicide,” he said.
ClearForce is using artificial intelligence “for good” by incorporating a “human into the conversation” instead of relying on generative AI, Hudson explained.
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“What we’re doing with our models is tuning them — curating them, if you will — with the appropriate data sets that identify individuals who are struggling,” he said.
“It’s a series of events, and it’s a dynamic problem, so it’s never a one…
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