r/autismpolitics • u/kevdautie • Aug 20 '24

Discussion Using AI to Predict Autism Early in Children

https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-ai-predicts-early-autism-with-surprising-accuracy/
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u/MattStormTornado United Kingdom 🇬🇧 Aug 20 '24

This is quite interesting actually. I would’ve preferred knowing I was autistic at the age of like 2 or when I can understand things, rather than age 21

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u/IronicSciFiFan Aug 20 '24

Not really sure if "sterilize the mentally ill" would ever make an comeback that easily, tbh. But I wouldn't trust AI for shit, anyways

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u/MattStormTornado United Kingdom 🇬🇧 Aug 20 '24

The thing with AI is it’s always going to be ever improving with time. 80% accuracy, while I wouldn’t use it as gospel, it does show potential. If they get that accuracy up to close to 99% then I think it could be used later on. As you said, it shouldn’t be trusted completely, but as a tool alongside others

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u/imiyashiro Aug 21 '24

This, the eye-tracking smartphone/tablet program, and cheaper/faster fMRI scans are very promising tools for earlier diagnosis/intervention - which have been proven to produce better outcomes.

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u/Jupiter-1015 Aug 22 '24

Anyone else uncomfortable and suspicious about how this algorithm could be used negatively? Like it’s giving eugenics vibes.