WATCH: Parents Say ChatGPT ‘Coached’ Their Son to Commit Suicide
Sixteen-year-old Adam Raine committed suicide in April. His parents blame ChatGPT.
Learn more about this heartbreaking case:
ChatGPT ‘Coached’ 16-Yr-Old Boy to Commit Suicide, Parents Allege
AI Company Rushed Safety Testing, Contributed to Teen’s Death, Parents Allege
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Emily Washburn is a staff reporter for the Daily Citizen at Focus on the Family and regularly writes stories about politics and noteworthy people. She previously served as a staff reporter for Forbes Magazine, editorial assistant, and contributor for Discourse Magazine and Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper at Westmont College, where she studied communications and political science. Emily has never visited a beach she hasn’t swam at, and is happiest reading a book somewhere tropical.
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