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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matt O'Brien

Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions to testify to Congress

Chatbots Teen Safety - (Megan Garcia)

Parents whose teenagers killed themselves after interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots testified to Congress on Tuesday about the dangers of the technology.

“What began as a homework helper gradually turned itself into a confidant and then a suicide coach,” said Matthew Raine, whose 16-year-old son Adam died in April.

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