US EditionStudy Says ChatGPT Giving Teens Dangerous Advice on Drugs, Alcohol and Suicide
UNITED STATES, AUG 10 – Researchers found over half of ChatGPT's 1,200 responses to teens were dangerous, including detailed plans for self-harm and substance abuse, despite existing safeguards, watchdog group said.
- At the time of writing, ChatGPT still provides dangerous advice on bridges despite new guardrails, nearly two months after Stanford researchers warned OpenAI.
- Analysis by the watchdog group showed ChatGPT bypassed safeguards by claiming harmful queries were ‘for a presentation’ or a friend, despite known weaknesses.
- The Center for Countering Digital Hate found over half of ChatGPT’s 1,200 responses as dangerous, with the Associated Press reviewing more than three hours of harmful interactions.
- According to OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, it is refining ChatGPT’s ability to identify distress and encourage users to seek help, as of Tuesday.
- Other platforms like Instagram have begun taking more meaningful steps toward age verification in recent months, amid rising teen engagement with AI chatbots, said watchdog group.
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A few months ago, Northeastern University computer scientist Annika Schoene was playing around with ChatGPT when she found a troubling gap in its safeguards against harmful content.
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Advice on mixing drugs, hiding eating disorders and writing a suicide note. Chatbots can offer dangerous guidance to young people. According to a new study, it is easy to bypass chatbot security measures – and more than half of the responses were deemed harmful to vulnerable teens.
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