What Happens When an Algorithm Labels You as Mentally Ill?

What Happens When an Algorithm Labels You as Mentally Ill?
Posted on Sep 04 2018
Washington Post

While you might think that your mental health is known only to you, your provider or family, you might be unwittingly revealing it to strangers online. A series of emojis, words, actions or even inactions can communicate how you feel at a given moment and when collected over time, comprise your “socionome” — a digital catalogue of your mental health that is similar to how your genome can provide a picture of your physical health.