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AI chatbots have failed people in crisis. Can that be fixed?
Published 7 August 2026 ¡ tech
This year alone, there have been numerous known instancesâoften via lawsuitsâof AI chatbots (most often, OpenAIâs ChatGPT) that have gone horrifically wrong. A January lawsuit
This year alone, there have been numerous known instancesâoften via lawsuitsâof AI chatbots (most often, OpenAIâs ChatGPT) that have gone horrifically wrong. A January lawsuit described the story of a man who took his own life after being allegedly âcoachedâ into suicide.
A college student in Georgia sued OpenAI, claiming that ChatGPT âpushed him into psychosis.â In June, a Canadian family also sued OpenAI and argued that ChatGPT agreed with the young womanâs dismissiveness when it first gave her the option to seek professional mental health advice.
ChatGPT allegedly âencouragedâ her to end her life, too, and she did so. Read full article Comments
Published: August 7, 2026 ⢠7:19 PM IST ¡ Updated: August 7, 2026 ⢠8:36 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
This year alone, there have been numerous known instancesâoften via lawsuitsâof AI chatbots (most often, OpenAIâs ChatGPT) that have gone horrifically wrong.
A January lawsuit described the story of a man who took his own life after being allegedly âcoachedâ into suicide.
A college student in Georgia sued OpenAI, claiming that ChatGPT âpushed him into psychosis.â In June, a Canadian family also sued OpenAI and argued that ChatGPT agreed with the young womanâs dismissiveness when it first gave her the option to seek professional mental health advice.
ChatGPT allegedly âencouragedâ her to end her life, too, and she did so.
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