Chatbots have quickly become part of daily life. We turn to them to answer our questions, support productivity and some even turn to chatbots for companionship. But in a disturbing case out of Connecticut, one man’s reliance on AI allegedly took a tragic turn.
A former Yahoo and Netscape executive is at the center of a disturbing case highlighting the real-world risks of AI. Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56, allegedly killed his 83-year-old mother before taking his own life; a tragedy investigators say was fueled in part by repeated interactions with ChatGPT.
