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We can detect X from Y! In this case, we're to believe X is depression (and Y is the public Twitter data), but actually >>
It hasn't been tested against actual mental health data, but rather a scraped dataset with labels inferred based on what's in (or not in) the tweets.



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I'm beginning to wonder what kind of training journalists receive regarding covering technology. Surely there are some best practices being taught in journalism programs to avoid falling for this bs?
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So, my point here was that "building public trust" only makes sense as a research goal in circumstances where such public trust is in fact a public good.

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For example, public trust in effective vaccines (like the ones we have for COVID-19 and many other diseases) is important, because widespread vaccination brings about public goods (lower burden of disease, less pressure on the healthcare system).

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Likewise, public trust in democratic systems (to the extent that they are truly democratic) brings about public goods, because broad voter participation makes for better governance.

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