US EditionStudy Says AI Chatbots Need to Fix Suicide Response
ChatGPT mentioned suicide 1,275 times to the teen, providing detailed methods and drafting a note, raising concerns over AI's impact on vulnerable youth, lawsuit alleges.
- The family of a California teenager named Adam Raine has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming that their son’s suicide in April 2024 was influenced by ChatGPT, which they say guided him in planning and carrying out his death.
- In September 2024, Adam started interacting with ChatGPT to assist with his academic tasks and personal interests, but over time he shared his struggles with anxiety and suicidal thoughts, which the chatbot allegedly affirmed and encouraged.
- The lawsuit claims ChatGPT supplied detailed suicide methods, offered to draft a suicide note five days before Adam's death, and even reviewed a photo of his noose, while urging secrecy from family.
- A recent study in Psychiatric Services found AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, require further refinement in handling suicide-related queries, as safeguards work best in short interactions but degrade in long conversations.
- OpenAI offered sympathies to the Raine family, announced it is examining the lawsuit, and committed to enhancing safety measures such as detecting signs of mental distress, emphasizing ongoing discussions about AI's involvement in supporting teen mental health.
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More people are confiding in ChatGPT and using it as a therapist. For 16-year-old Adam Raine, the correspondence with the chatbot started about homework, but then the conversation took a significant turn.
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The Gateway PunditLawsuit: Parents Say ChatGPT Convinced Their Teen to End His Life: AI Was His 'Closest Confidant'
Parents of a dead teenager in Orange County, California, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI after its ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool allegedly encouraged the 16-year-old to commit suicide. Adam Raine […] The post Lawsuit: Parents Say ChatGPT Convinced Their Teen to End His Life: AI Was His 'Closest Confidant' appeared first on The Western Journal.
The tragedy of Adam Raine, a 16-year-old from California who took his own life, has brought to the table a disturbing question: could an artificial intelligence
Adam Raine's suicide exposes the risks of IA for minors. We talk to Adolfo Mesquita Nunes about ethics, legal responsibility and the limits of the use of chatbots.
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