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Did you hear? A.I. convinces 16-yo to commit suicide.

3,223 1,585 September 22, 2025 at 08:42 AM
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The family of teenager who died by suicide alleges OpenAI's ChatGPT is to blame
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech...rcna226147
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procope
09-22-2025 at 08:54 PM.
09-22-2025 at 08:54 PM.
That's the second such case against OpenAI.
https://slickdeals.net/f/18285157-should-chatbots-get-first-amendment-rights

Eliezer Yudkowsky, in his latest book, proposes a worldwide moratorium on further development of AI, and (hypothetically) calls on governments to bomb rough data centers that break it.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-boo...obal/story
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SnakePlisken
09-23-2025 at 07:58 AM.
09-23-2025 at 07:58 AM.
My oh my, another perfectly good white boy snuffed himself out. Obviously chatgpt is wassis!
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09-23-2025 at 08:27 PM.
09-23-2025 at 08:27 PM.
Quote from ablang :
Here's the article:

The family of teenager who died by suicide alleges OpenAI's ChatGPT is to blame
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech...rcna226147
Old news. It shouldn't engage in certain topics at all. Should just be accessible for art, research - that sort of thing. Unfortunately, people think it engages in machine learning and builds a relationship with them. It's just canned responses.
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10-21-2025 at 08:52 PM.
10-21-2025 at 08:52 PM.
Quote from LC2 :

Old news. It shouldn't engage in certain topics at all. Should just be accessible for art, research - that sort of thing. Unfortunately, people think it engages in machine learning and builds a relationship with them. It's just canned responses.
Exactly!
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