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Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI

The parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine allege that ChatGPT helped their child plan his death.

OpenAI says it will train ChatGPT to spot signs of mental distress as a lawsuit alleges that a teenager who killed himself this year relied on the chatbot for advice. ChatGPT will be trained to detect and respond to suicidal intent, even in long conversations that could allow users to loosen its safeguards and provide harmful responses, the technology firm said on Tuesday. As the use of AI grows, some users have turned to chatbots for life advice and coaching as well things like writing and coding, OpenAI said in the blog post, which does not directly address the lawsuit.

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