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Parents could get alerts if children show acute distress while using ChatGPT

OpenAI to roll out new protection measures after facing a law suit on behalf of teenager who took his own life

The Guardian - UK

OpenAI and Meta say they're fixing AI chatbots to better respond to teens in distress

OpenAI and Meta are adjusting how their chatbots respond to teenagers and users showing signs of distress

The Independent UK

Adding more green space to a campus is a simple, cheap and healthy way to help millions of stressed and depressed college students

Stress on college students can be palpable, and it hits them from every direction: academic challenges, social pressures and financial burdens, all intermingled with their first taste of independence. It’s part of the reason why anxiety and depression are common among the 19 million students now enrolled in U.S. colleges…

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Ukrainian Girl 'Pushed Under Train' in Germany as Authorities Face Backlash for Calling It Suicide

A 16-year-old Ukrainian refugee was killed in Friedland, Germany, after allegedly being pushed in front of a freight train on 11 August. Authorities first labelled it suicide, sparking outrage from her family.

International Business Times UK

Meta to take 'extra precautions' to stop AI chatbots talking to kids about suicide, which makes you wonder what it's been doing until now

Feels like this should've been a top priority from the very start.

PC Gamer

These are the signs of depression in older people

Depression in adults is as common as it is in young people, but it can be harder to spot

The Independent UK

Vilhelm’s Room by Tove Ditlevsen review – a portrait of catastrophic mental illness

Originally published a year before her death, the Danish author’s final novel is an autofictional suicide note

The Guardian - UK

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Disney+ Just Quietly Added Marvel's Most Underrated Movie

What was supposed to be Marvel's Suicide Squad became a surprisingly emotional affair.

Inverse

OpenAI is being sued for allegedly contributing to a teen's suicide

A 16-year-old committed suicide, and his parents are suing OpenAI because they think ChatGPT shares some of the blame.

Android Central

Business owner says mom who killed husband and children in murder-suicide stole more than $600K from company

New details have emerged about Emily Long, the New Hampshire mother accused of fatally shooting her husband, Ryan, and two of their children, before turning the gun on herself

The Independent UK

ChatGPT encouraged Adam Raine’s suicidal thoughts. His family’s lawyer says OpenAI knew it was broken

Jay Edelson rebukes Sam Altman’s push to put ChatGPT in schools when the CEO knows about its problems

The Guardian - US

HMP Wandsworth prisoner ‘would still be alive’ without failings, watchdog rules

Staff repeatedly missed opportunities to help Rajwinder Singh, 36, who took his own life, a report has found

Evening Standard

Family sues OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT encouraged their teen’s suicide — here’s what we know

A family has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, after they claim their son committed suicide after months of encouragement from ChatGPT.

Windows Central

Gender-affirming surgeries may be added to Medicare – but the evidence is still being reviewed

For the first time in Australia, an independent committee is considering whether Medicare should fund gender-affirming surgery for trans adults (those aged 18 and over).

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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

The glacial flood risks that Juneau is now experiencing each summer are becoming a growing problem in communities around the world.

Tom’s Guide

OpenAI Updates Safety Features Amid Lawsuit— Here's What's Changing

OpenAI is rolling out new ChatGPT safeguards after a lawsuit, including emotional distress detection and parental controls.

International Business Times UK

Trans Minnesota Shooter Says Lung Cancer Was Motive For School Shooting: 'I Want To Go Out on my Own Means'

Minnesota school shooter Robin Westman, 23, left a suicide note blaming vaping-induced lung cancer as the motive for fatally shooting two children and injuring 17 others during a Catholic Mass; the FBI labels the attack a hate-motivated terrorist act.

PC Gamer

OpenAI sued by parents of teen who died by suicide after ChatGPT allegedly encouraged him and provided instructions

The lawsuit alleges that instead of raising the alarm or alerting others, ChatGPT validated and supported the planned suicide.

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Fortune

Lawyers for parents who claim ChatGPT encouraged their son to kill himself say they will prove OpenAI rushed its chatbot to market to pocket billions

OpenAI told Fortune, “We extend our deepest sympathies to the Raine family during this difficult time and are reviewing the filing.”

The Guardian - UK

Teen killed himself after ‘months of encouragement from ChatGPT’, lawsuit claims

Open AI to change way it responds to users in mental distress as parents of Adam Raine allege bot not safe

The Guardian - US

‘My sister, my God. It’s a visceral pain that never goes away’: Miriam Toews on a memoir of suicide and silence

Having fled the strictures of her Mennonite upbringing, the Canadian author searches for meaning in her older sister’s death: ‘She taught me how to stay alive’

Benzinga

OpenAI Sued After Parents Say Empathy-Mimicking ChatGPT Gave Their Teen Detailed Suicide Instructions While AI Company's Valuation Soared

On Tuesday, the parents of a California teenager who died by suicide sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming ChatGPT encouraged their son's death by providing detailed self-harm instructions and fostering emotional dependence in long-term conversations.

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Parents Of 16 Y.O. Sue OpenAI, Claiming ChatGPT ‘Coached’ Him On How To Take His Own Life

A spokesperson for OpenAI has confirmed the company plans "to make ChatGPT more supportive in moments of crisis".

Newslaundry

The Rs 444 question: Why India banned online money games

Hungama hai kyun barpaa thodi si jo pee li haiDaakaa to nahi maara chori to nahi ki hai– Akbar Allahabadi On August 21, Parliament slammed the brakes on online money games by passing the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025. The government’s press release made its intent clear:…

Tom’s Guide

Parents Sue OpenAI Over Alleged Role of ChatGPT in Teen’s Suicide

The parents of a California teen are suing OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT encouraged their son’s suicide. Here’s what the lawsuit claims and how OpenAI responded

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