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Chatbots Against Depression: The Trevor Project used GPT-2 to train crisis counselors.
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Chatbots Against Depression: The Trevor Project used GPT-2 to train crisis counselors.

A language model is helping crisis-intervention volunteers practice their suicide-prevention skills. The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization that operates a 24-hour hotline for LGBTQ youth, uses a “crisis contact simulator” to train its staff in how to talk with troubled teenagers.

March 24, 20211 min read
Chatbots Against Depression: The Trevor Project used GPT-2 to train crisis counselors.
ReachVet

Chatbots Against Depression: The Trevor Project used GPT-2 to train crisis counselors.

A language model is helping crisis-intervention volunteers practice their suicide-prevention skills. The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization that operates a 24-hour hotline for LGBTQ youth, uses a “crisis contact simulator” to train its staff in how to talk with troubled teenagers.

March 24, 20211 min read

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