This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows a general view of the city's skyline and bridges over the Han river in Seoul. Seoul's Han River is a landmark of the glittering South Korean capital, but also a frequent scene of despair in a country with one of the world's highest suicide rates. The artificial intelligence-driven surveillance system alerts first responders if someone lingers in certain locations, enters an area deemed unsafe, or picks up one of the bridges' dedicated suicide-prevention phones. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'Skorea-Japan-Social-Suicide-Technology-AI' by Claire LEE and Natsuko FUKUE

The photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows Kim Jun-young, chief of Hangang Bridge CCTV Integrated Control Center, introducing the AI surveillance cameras during an interview with AFP in the control room in Seoul. Seoul's Han River is a landmark of the glittering South Korean capital, but also a frequent scene of despair in a country with one of the world's highest suicide rates. The artificial intelligence-driven surveillance system alerts first responders if someone lingers in certain locations, enters an area deemed unsafe, or picks up one of the bridges' dedicated suicide-prevention phones. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'Skorea-Japan-Social-Suicide-Technology-AI' by Claire LEE and Natsuko FUKUE

This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows staff members of Hangang Bridge CCTV Integrated Control Center looking at a Han River rescue team status map in the control room in Seoul. Seoul's Han River is a landmark of the glittering South Korean capital, but also a frequent scene of despair in a country with one of the world's highest suicide rates. The artificial intelligence-driven surveillance system alerts first responders if someone lingers in certain locations, enters an area deemed unsafe, or picks up one of the bridges' dedicated suicide-prevention phones. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'Skorea-Japan-Social-Suicide-Technology-AI' by Claire LEE and Natsuko FUKUE

This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows motorists commuting on a bridge over the Han River in Seoul. Seoul's Han River is a landmark of the glittering South Korean capital, but also a frequent scene of despair in a country with one of the world's highest suicide rates. The artificial intelligence-driven surveillance system alerts first responders if someone lingers in certain locations, enters an area deemed unsafe, or picks up one of the bridges' dedicated suicide-prevention phones. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'Skorea-Japan-Social-Suicide-Technology-AI' by Claire LEE and Natsuko FUKUE

This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows a general view of the city's skyline and a bridge over the Han river in Seoul. Seoul's Han River is a landmark of the glittering South Korean capital, but also a frequent scene of despair in a country with one of the world's highest suicide rates. The artificial intelligence-driven surveillance system alerts first responders if someone lingers in certain locations, enters an area deemed unsafe, or picks up one of the bridges' dedicated suicide-prevention phones. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'Skorea-Japan-Social-Suicide-Technology-AI' by Claire LEE and Natsuko FUKUE

This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows a suicide-prevention phone installed on a bridge over the Han River in Seoul. Seoul's Han River is a landmark of the glittering South Korean capital, but also a frequent scene of despair in a country with one of the world's highest suicide rates. The artificial intelligence-driven surveillance system alerts first responders if someone lingers in certain locations, enters an area deemed unsafe, or picks up one of the bridges' dedicated suicide-prevention phones. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'Skorea-Japan-Social-Suicide-Technology-AI' by Claire LEE and Natsuko FUKUE

This aerial picture shows a Microsoft data center in Middenmeer, the Netherlands, on July 27, 2026. (Photo by Ramon van Flymen / ANP / AFP via Getty Images) / Netherlands OUT

This picture shows a Microsoft data center in Middenmeer, the Netherlands, on July 27, 2026. (Photo by Ramon van Flymen / ANP / AFP via Getty Images) / Netherlands OUT