46 h. ago Seven court cases claim ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harm

The lawsuits claim people were drive to hatmful delusioons despite having no mental health problems before they used the software

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46 h. ago OpenAI faces seven court cases claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide or harm

The lawsuits claim the AI chat software drove people to harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health problems

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51 h. ago OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions

OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues

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3 d. ago Mum of tragic suicide teen backs Daily Record's Save Young Lives campaign

The Daily Record's articles on the number of young people dying due to suicide has sparked a fresh debate on how to prevent more tragedy - today we launch a new campaign called Save Young Lives.

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4 d. ago Paris prosecutor's office investigates TikTok over youth suicide content

The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into TikTok over allegations that it promotes content encouraging suicide notably among young people

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4 d. ago AI firm wins high court ruling after photo agency’s copyright claim

Ruling in case brought by Getty Images against Stability AI is seen as a blow to copyright ownersA London-based artificial intelligence firm has won a landmark high court case examining the legality of AI models using vast troves of copyrighted data without permission.Stability AI, whose directors include the Oscar-winning film-maker behind Avatar, James Cameron, successfully resisted a claim from Getty Images that it had infringed the international photo agency’s copyright. Continue reading...

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1 week ago More than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT, OpenAI estimates

Finding is one of most direct statements from the tech company on how AI can exacerbate mental health issuesMore than a million ChatGPT users each week send messages that include “explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent”, according to a blogpost published by OpenAI on Monday. The finding, part of an update on how the chatbot handles sensitive conversations, is one of the most direct statements from the artificial intelligence giant on the scale of how AI can exacerbate mental health issues.In addition to its estimates on suicidal ideations and related interactions, OpenAI also said that about 0.07 of users active in a given week – about 560,000 of its touted 800m weekly users – show “possible signs of mental health emergencies related to psychosis or mania”. The post cautioned that these conversations were difficult to detect or measure, and that this was an initial analysis. Continue reading...

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1 week ago First banker jailed over Libor interest rate rigging to sue UBS for $400m

Tom Hayes claims he was ‘hand-picked scapegoat’ for the Swiss bank as it tried to avoid regulatory scrutinyTom Hayes, the first banker jailed over Libor interest rate rigging, is suing his former employer UBS for $400m (£300m), claiming he was a “hand-picked scapegoat” for the Swiss bank as it tried to avoid regulatory scrutiny.The claim, which was publicly filed in a US court in Connecticut on Monday, alleges that UBS misled US authorities and called him an “evil mastermind” behind the alleged Libor scandal, in order to protect senior executives and minimise fines. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Steve Coogan says Richard III film was ‘story I wanted to tell’ as defamed academic to get payout

Case had been due to go to trial after judge ruled 2022’s The Lost King, which Coogan co-wrote, portrayed Richard Taylor as ‘smug and patronising’Steve Coogan has said his film about the discovery of the remains of Richard III was “the story I wanted to tell, and I am happy I did” after he and two production companies agreed to pay “substantial damages” to settle a high court libel claim over the film’s portrayal of a university academic.Richard Taylor, deputy registrar at the University of Leicester at the time of the find, sued Coogan, his production company Baby Cow, and Pathe Productions for libel over his portrayal in the 2022 film The Lost King, which follows the amateur historian Philippa Langley and her search for the king’s skeleton. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Top surgeon cleared by High Court in £200,000 damages claim over weight loss operation

Surgeon Simon Monkhouse was cleared of wrongdoing after the High Court hearings

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2 w. ago Suicide rates for children and young adults ‘increase over summer exam period’

The data is the first of its kind to look at deaths by suicide of children and young people in England across the academic year.

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3 w. ago Laurence Fox libel case over ‘racist’ claim to face retrial, Court of Appeal rules

The actor-turned-activist was sued by now-Stonewall chief executive Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal over a row on X.

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3 w. ago Laurence Fox's libel case over ‘racist’ claim to face retrial, appeals court rules

Controversial actor Laurence Fox was sued by now-Stonewall chief executive Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal, real name Colin Seymour, over a row on X/Twitter

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3 w. ago First picture of man accused of assisting woman to take her own life

Miles Cross, 33, appeared in court accused of assisting with the death of a woman and the attempted suicides of three other people

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3 w. ago Kevin Spacey assaulted man despite being told it wasn’t right, court documents claim

ACTOR Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted a man despite being told, “No, this is not right”, court documents allege. The star is being sued at the High Court by the man known only as LNP, who says he suffered pain, anxiety and distress. Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel, for LNP, says in papers filed at the court that the...

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3 w. ago Kevin Spacey told 'this is not right' by man during 'assault', court docs claim

Legal documents claim Kevin Spacey was told "no, this is not right," while the actor allegedly "deliberately assaulted" a man who is suing the Hollywood star for damanges

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3 w. ago Thousands in UK take legal action against Johnson & Johnson over alleged talc cancer link

High court claim says company knowingly sold product containing asbestos and ‘concealed’ risk to public‘When I was a child, everyone used it’: woman blames Johnson & Johnson talc for her cancerThousands of people are taking legal action against the US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, claiming it knowingly sold baby powder containing asbestos-contaminated talc in the UK.About 3,000 people have alleged that they or a family member developed forms of ovarian cancer or mesothelioma from using Johnson’s Baby Powder, and are seeking damages at the high court in London. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man 'deliberately assaulted' by Kevin Spacey told the actor 'no, this is not right', court documents claim

A man is suing Oscar-winning actor Mr Spacey for damages over claims he suffered 'pain and suffering' and 'anxiety and distress' due to being sexually assaulted.

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3 w. ago BBC hit back at Gregg Wallace's harassment claim and say he's not entitled to damages

Gregg Wallace recently took legal action against the BBC, who have since responded to his High Court claim which allege the the broadcaster caused him 'distress and harassment'

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3 w. ago BBC hits back at Gregg Wallace's harassment claim and say he's not entitled to damages

Gregg Wallace recently took legal action against the BBC, who have since responded to his High Court claim which allege the the broadcaster caused him 'distress and harassment'

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