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In love with a chatbot …. Teenager killed himself (1 Viewer)
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Thanks for the update.
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Yeah, look up the replika software. I am studying this as part of one of my school assignments on AI and ethics.
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I wonder if that qualifies for the Darwin of the Year Award?
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You know... links are usually included for a reason
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It is in the News again here today
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I believe Rumpel struggles with his tablet's capability.
How come?
It's a 2024 story.
The disturbing messages shared between AI Chatbot and teen who took his own life
Warning distressing content: When the teen expressed his suicidal thoughts to his favorite bot, Character.AI ‘made things worse,’ a lawsuit filed by his mother says
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Actually...i expect this to become more common.
Kids are becoming increasingly socially awkward, and in person interaction with new people causing anxiety. Which pushes them further into the online life. Which will be further into the waiting arms of AI.
Kids are becoming increasingly socially awkward, and in person interaction with new people causing anxiety. Which pushes them further into the online life. Which will be further into the waiting arms of AI.
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It is in the German Media todayHow come?
It's a 2024 story.
The disturbing messages shared between AI Chatbot and teen who took his own life
Warning distressing content: When the teen expressed his suicidal thoughts to his favorite bot, Character.AI ‘made things worse,’ a lawsuit filed by his mother says
Repoting the Law Suit
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Wow - that is f8cked up.
An AI talking like that to a 14 year old. Those things it said, a 14 year old cannot properly comprehend.
An AI talking like that to a 14 year old. Those things it said, a 14 year old cannot properly comprehend.
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A fourteen year-old and you find humor in his death. Wow.
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Not in this decade, perhaps in the next decade A.I. will be smart enough to knowingly cause something like this.
The problem, to me, is that a 14 year old had access to a romance chatbot. Who on earth thinks this is a good idea???
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I believe Rumpel struggles with his tablet's capability.
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It's a 2024 story.
The disturbing messages shared between AI Chatbot and teen who took his own life
Warning distressing content: When the teen expressed his suicidal thoughts to his favorite bot, Character.AI ‘made things worse,’ a lawsuit filed by his mother says
Lawsuits are pending.
Attorney details how Character AI allegedly encouraged a Texas teen to kill his parents
The federal lawsuit also alleges the chatbot told the teen how to cut himself.
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So it is!Lawsuits are pending.
Attorney details how Character AI allegedly encouraged a Texas teen to kill his parents
The federal lawsuit also alleges the chatbot told the teen how to cut himself.
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I believe Rumpel struggles with his tablet's capability.
How come?
It's a 2024 story.
The disturbing messages shared between AI Chatbot and teen who took his own life
Warning distressing content: When the teen expressed his suicidal thoughts to his favorite bot, Character.AI ‘made things worse,’ a lawsuit filed by his mother says
I call horse shit!
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Being in the running for the Darwin of the Year Award is not humorous. It's pathetic.
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The parents, maybe. The coders of said chat bot? Depends on the circumstances.
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I'm pretty sure @Rumpel can speak for himself but he has explained his difficulties with his tablet several times on threads he's started.
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Again, you're wrong. Everyone knows the Darwin Awards are a humorous means of mocking foolish things people do that unintentionally ends their lives. As far as we know, this kid intended to kill himself. Nothing humorous or 'pathetic' about it. You are in essence saying this 14 year-old was foolish and his death deserves to be mocked. That is WHY you brought up the Darwin Awards.
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One of the leading reasons young people commit suicide is they lack perspective. They seek a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Add to that, mental illness, and you have a volatile and dangerous situation. Nothing funny about it. AI developers need to keep this in mind.