Using “I” language in social media posts was thought to detect depression, but a new study revealed this was not the case for Black individuals. White individuals were more likely to use personal pronouns in Facebook posts to convey negative emotions than Black individuals.

Because of this discovery, an AI model programmed with Facebook language data from White and Black participants did not work well for Black individuals. The model was trained to look for the predictive “I” words,” and they were often missing from Black people.

In an interview with HCPLive, lead investigator Sunny Rai, PhD, from the University of Pennsylvania, highlighted the biggest takeaway of the study and how the AI models could be improved.

“Our results raise concern that certain psychological processes thought to predict or maintain depression may be less relevant or even irrelevant to populations historically excluded from psychological research,” Rai said. “And that includes black individuals.”

Highlights
1:09 Biggest Takeaway
1:50 How Findings May Influence Depression Screening
3:51 Ways to Improve AI Model
5:16 Using Facebook Data Vs Other Social Media Data

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