Published 6 months ago

Belgian man takes life after 6-week conversations with chatbot about climate issues

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A Belgian national died by suicide after talking to an artificial intelligence chatbot. The man reportedly spoke to the AI chatbot ELIZA for six weeks on climate change, Belgian news website La Libre reported.

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Daily Mirror

AI chatbot 'taunts man into taking his life after developing toxic relationship'

The Belgian man, in his 30s, started talking to a bot, called Eliza, six weeks before his death and was encouraged to end his life, his grieving wife claimed

6 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Hindustan Times

Belgian man talks to AI chatbot for 6 weeks, then kills self: Report

The Belgian national had become concerned about environment. It was when he started to talk with the chatbot ELIZA.

6 months ago·New Delhi, India

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New York Post

Married father commits suicide after encouragement by AI chatbot: widow

A Belgian father reportedly committed suicide following conversations about climate change with an artificial intelligence chatbot.

6 months ago·New York, United States

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The Sun

AI chatbot dubbed ‘Evil Eliza’ taunted man ‘into killing himself after they developed toxic relationship’

A DAD took his own life after getting into a “toxic relationship” with an AI chatbot that encouraged suicide, his widow claims. She said her husband – a Belgian man in his 30s – started talking to a bot called Eliza six weeks before his death. GettyThe man started interacting with the bot six weeks before his death[/caption] According to the grieving wife, the bot taunted Pierre, not his real name, into killing himself. She said her husband had …

6 months ago·United Kingdom

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WION

Killed by AI? Belgian man commits suicide after talking with chatbot

A Belgian man committed suicide after conversing with an artificial intelligence chatbot about climate change, as per reports. The AI chatbot is believed to have encouraged the man to give up his life for saving the planet. “Without Eliza (the chatbot), he would still be here,” the wife of the deceased said while speaking to the Belgian outlet La Libre. Six weeks before the man's death, the father of two was allegedly holding intensive convers

6 months ago·Noida, India

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Raw Story

Widow says AI chatbot encouraged husband to commit suicide: 'Without Eliza, he would still be here'

In Belgium, a man identified as "Pierre" by the French-language publication La Libre committed suicide while interacting with a chatbot named Eliza. The man was suffering from severe depression, and the chatbot encouraged him to commit suicide.This suicide, according to Vice reporter Chloe Xiang, ra...

6 months ago·United States

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