45 h. ago Teen used ChatGPT for homework help... it ended up persuading him to take his own life, lawsuit claims

Adam Raine, 16, died by suicide on April 11 after spending the preceding seven months talking with ChatGPT about self harm in graphic detail, per a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his family.

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53 h. ago BBC Breakfast host comforts grieving father as he carries out son's 'dying wish'

BBC Breakfast was an emotional watch on Sunday morning as former Sky News journalist Mike McCarthy appeared on the show to discuss his son Ross' tragic death

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3 d. ago ChatGPT encouraged Adam Raine’s suicidal thoughts. His family’s lawyer says OpenAI knew it was broken

Jay Edelson rebukes Sam Altman’s push to put ChatGPT in schools when the CEO knows about its problemsAdam Raine was just 16 when he started using ChatGPT for help with his homework. While his initial prompts to the AI chatbot were about subjects like geometry and chemistry – questions like: “What does it mean in geometry if it says Ry=1” – in just a matter of months he began asking about more personal topics.“Why is it that I have no happiness, I feel loneliness, perpetual boredom anxiety and loss yet I don’t feel depression, I feel no emotion regarding sadness,” he asked ChatGPT in the fall of 2024.In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be foun...

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4 d. ago Grieving father's emotional plea as victims in Minneapolis shooting identified

Harper Moyski, 10, and Fletcher Merkel, eight, have been named as the victims of a Minneapolis school gun attack that injured 18 others

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6 d. ago ChatGPT coached child on how to commit suicide and complimented him on NOOSE he made to end his life

Adam Raine, 16, died on April 11 after hanging himself in his bedroom. He died after 'suicide coach' ChatGPT helped him explore methods to end his life, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

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6 d. ago ChatGPT coached child on how to commit suicide and complemented him on NOOSE he made to end his life

Adam Raine, 16, died on April 11 after hanging himself in his bedroom. He died after 'suicide coach' ChatGPT helped him explore methods to end his life, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

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6 d. ago Grieving father says ChatGPT helped son, 16, commit suicide and even complimented him on NOOSE he made to carry out act

Adam Raine, 16, died on April 11 after hanging himself in his bedroom. He died after 'suicide coach' ChatGPT helped him explore methods to end his life, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

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2 w. ago I made £590 on Vinted in one day by selling my old clothes with the help of ChatGPT

Caroline, who posts under the handle @caroline.shops, revealed she made £590 on Vinted in one day by selling my old clothes and using ChatGPT for help with item descriptions.

Economics

4 w. ago Take the stress out of planning a hen do with just four special AI prompts

With all of our social media feeds filled with weddings and, of course, elaborate hen do's, the pressure is on for bridesmaids to plan the perfect party. But can ChatGPT's new feature help?

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