Stations, facilities using AI system to prevent suicide by jumping
Stations, facilities using AI system to prevent suicide by jumping
Publish Date: 2026-06-01 17:35:00
Source Domain: japantoday.com
- Tokyo-based Asilla Inc has developed an AI system to prevent suicide by analyzing security camera footage to detect signs of suicidal behavior.
- The AI system assesses the likelihood that individuals in stations and commercial buildings may jump to their deaths by identifying problematic behaviors such as pacing or lingering near dangerous areas.
- After detecting potential threats, the system alerts security guards and station staff, and in some cases, warnings are broadcasted through loudspeakers.
- Since its implementation, the system has successfully helped save at least two lives.
- Asilla Inc has trained the AI on around 7 million pieces of security camera footage collected from approximately 200 commercial facilities and has deployed the system in about 40 stations and commercial buildings.
- The system has been introduced in Tokyo and neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture, functioning at around 30 commercial facilities and 10 stations.
- The AI system is not solely focused on suicide prevention; it is also trained to recognize signs of illness and immobility as well as violent tendencies.
