News Report | May 9, 2023
AI-Based Analysis Of Social Media Language Predicts Addiction Treatment Dropout At 90 Days
Social media posts by people before entering addiction treatment can predict treatment dropout within 90 days. In a study using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze social media posts by 269 people receiving addiction treatment, the AI was more effective than a standard intake psychometric assessment scale when predicting 90-day treatment outcomes.
The analysis used a deep learning-based AI model, Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT), to generate dropout risk scores using the individual’s pre-treatment digital social media posts and intake clinic data. Nearly all of the individuals identified by the AI as low risk remained in . . .