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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Rhian Lubin

A California teen died by suicide. His family says AI coached him and ‘he would be here but for ChatGPT’

Adam Raine had been using ChatGPT as an outlet to discuss his anxiety and it eventually became a ‘suicide coach’ for the 16-year-old, message logs detailing their exchanges show. - (The Adam Raine Foundation)

The grieving family of a teenager who died by suicide said he would still be here “but for ChatGPT” after he shared suicidal thoughts with the chatbot in his final weeks, according to a lawsuit.

Adam Raine had been using ChatGPT as an outlet to discuss his anxiety and it eventually became a “suicide coach” for the 16-year-old, message logs detailing the exchanges show, NBC News reports.

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