{"id":20779,"date":"2025-11-08T09:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/08\/chatgpt-accused-of-acting-as-suicide-coach-in-series-of-us-lawsuits\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T09:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:37:18","slug":"chatgpt-accused-of-acting-as-suicide-coach-in-series-of-us-lawsuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/08\/chatgpt-accused-of-acting-as-suicide-coach-in-series-of-us-lawsuits\/","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT accused of acting as \u2018suicide coach\u2019 in series of US lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chatbot was first used for \u2018general help\u2019 with schoolwork or research but \u2018evolved into a psychologically manipulative presence\u2019, plaintiffs say<\/p>\n

ChatGPT<\/a> has been accused of acting as a \u201csuicide coach\u201d in a series of lawsuits filed this week in California alleging that interactions with the chatbot led to severe mental breakdowns and several deaths.<\/p>\n

The seven lawsuits include allegations of wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, negligence and product liability.<\/p>\n

In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline<\/a> at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org<\/a>. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans<\/a> can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org<\/a> or jo@samaritans.ie<\/a>. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline<\/a> is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nChatbot was first used for \u2018general help\u2019 with schoolwork or research but \u2018evolved into a psychologically manipulative presence\u2019, plaintiffs say
\nChatGPT has been accused of acting as a \u201csuicide coach\u201d in a series of lawsuits filed this week in California alleging that interactions with the chatbot led to severe mental breakdowns and several deaths.
\nThe seven lawsuits include allegations of wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, negligence and product liability.
\nIn the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chatbot was first used for \u2018general help\u2019 with schoolwork or research but \u2018evolved into a psychologically manipulative presence\u2019, plaintiffs say ChatGPT has been accused of acting as a \u201csuicide coach\u201d in a series of lawsuits filed this week in California alleging that interactions with the chatbot led to severe mental breakdowns and several deaths. The …<\/p>\n

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