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Can ChatGPT be at fault for a teenager's suicide? A new lawsuit argues it can
Manage episode 504481493 series 3303135
Last week, the parents of a 16-year-old boy who died by suicide sued OpenAI, the company that owns ChatGPT. They say the bot fed into their son’s suicidal ideation, giving him technical advice on how to commit the act and even encouraging him to hide his plans.
The tragedy highlights the dark side of the emotional dependence some people have developed with AI. What potential power does AI hold over its users, and what safeguards will help us navigate this transitional period in tech history?
Guest: Oren Etzioni, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Washington
Links:
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
ChatGPT to get parental controls after teen user’s death by suicide
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Manage episode 504481493 series 3303135
Last week, the parents of a 16-year-old boy who died by suicide sued OpenAI, the company that owns ChatGPT. They say the bot fed into their son’s suicidal ideation, giving him technical advice on how to commit the act and even encouraging him to hide his plans.
The tragedy highlights the dark side of the emotional dependence some people have developed with AI. What potential power does AI hold over its users, and what safeguards will help us navigate this transitional period in tech history?
Guest: Oren Etzioni, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Washington
Links:
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
ChatGPT to get parental controls after teen user’s death by suicide
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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