Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT started as an assistant capable of homework, letter writing, and translation. Now serious allegations have been made against this chatbot. Many cases have been registered calling it a suicide trainer. Several lawsuits have been filed in California, USA, against OpenAI’s AI chatbot. In these lawsuits, the AI chatbot has been described as a suicide trainer. According to media reports, seven separate cases have been filed in the last one week. It is alleged that this AI has instigated sensitive people to commit suicide.
These serious allegations against ChatGPT:
The allegations state that OpenAI was negligent, abetted suicide and failed to maintain accountability for its product. ChatGPT, which started as a homework assistant, has now become a mental manipulation companion.
These two cases have been reported:
Recently, the death of teenager Emuri Les (17) was also reported. It is alleged that the teenager had asked ChatGPT how he could hang himself and for how long he could hold his breath. A 23-year-old student in Texas kept a gun, a suicide note and some items in his car. After this he talked with ChatGPT for four hours. The lawyer reported that the chatbot reassured him, saying, “I love you, King,” and “You’re right.” Then he committed suicide.
A special mode for teenagers is coming
The company is working on improvements in response to serious suicide allegations. In the coming days, it will introduce features like parental controls to help teenagers. It is also working on an emergency number. However, no timeline for their launch has been revealed yet.