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Teenager asked ChatGPT how to take his own life before killing himself, inquest hears

The inquest heard he bypassed ChatGPT safeguards by saying he was researching, and police called the exchange "chilling and upsetting reading."

Summary by The Times
An inquest has heard that Luca Walker sought detailed advice from the chatbot after sidestepping safeguards by claiming to be doing research.

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Luca Walker, described as an "academically gifted" teenager, easily managed to "bypass" ChatGPT's protection tools, and a few hours later, the boy was declared dead.

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Upstract broke the news in on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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