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A $500 billion tech company's core software product is encouraging child suicide
It sounds horrific. It should. Let's be clear about the material circumstances of what's happening rather than handwaving about 'the dangers of AI'
In short, the AI industry’s most popular chatbot product generated text that helped Adam Raine plan his suicide, that offered encouragement, and that discouraged him from telling his parents about his struggles. It will be tempting for some to read the stories of young and vulnerable people growing delusional and depressed and gesture towards the rapidly changing times, that humans have simply not adapted to a fast-accelerating technology. The will and profiteering of technology companies, wedded to powerful cultural narratives of futuristic progress and plenty, has likewise conquered the desire of most people to have stronger checks on Silicon Valley and to not have their products automate suicidal ideation for kids.
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