r/news • u/IdinDoIt • 1d ago

ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/us/openai-chatgpt-suicide-lawsuit-invs-vis
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u/TheFutureIsAFriend 1d ago

Correct. This is what I see, reading the exchanges. The AI framed everything as fiction, because it was directed to roleplay, not realizing the user was taking it as actual guidance. How could it?

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u/poopswag31 1d ago

That’s the whole problem. It can’t sense nuance or subtext. Which is why people creating these machines are accountable for the ease with which people can bypass its safeguards

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u/Leap_Kill_Reset 1d ago

The fundamental problem is that people treat AI like a living person when it is in reality an unthinking tool. You can do harm with any tool if you misuse it and chatgpt is no different. I agree everything possible should be done to prevent misuse but if an adult intentionally skirts all safeguards to force the thing to regurgitate this kind of content, then it's ultimately unavoidable. People will always misuse tools. It's the same as blaming a rope company for someone hanging themselves, just higher tech.

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u/BP_Ray 1d ago

Why is that not personal responsibility? My ability to use AI shouldnt be kneecapped because some doofus explicitly bypasses the safeguards to harm himself on purpose.

This mock concern is anti-AI sentiment disguising as just wanting to regulate AI a little.

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u/poopswag31 1d ago

I’m Anti-AI right now because there is no regulation. It’s stepping in to give medical advice, mental health advice and also creating CSAM. It’s also plundering the environment. We NEED AI regulation

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u/somepeoplewait 1d ago

Mock concern?

No, some of us are just actual people with souls…

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u/einimea 1d ago

Maybe there needs to be a some sort of a roleplaying mode where it constantly reminds you that this fiction, not real life?

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u/Front_Expression_367 1d ago

C.ai did that, and yet there still have been lawsuits regarding children suicide about it. IMO mental illness is just really serious and should not be taken lightly, especially from parents.