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A teen was suicidal. ChatGPT was the friend he confided in

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443 points jaredwiener | 2 comments | 26 Aug 25 14:15 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Kapura ◴[26 Aug 25 15:17 UTC] No.45027788[source]▶
this is devestating. reading these messages to and from the computer would radicalize anybody. the fact that the computer would offer a technical analysis of how to tie a noose is damning. openai must be compelled to protect the users when they're clearly looking to harm themselves. it is soulless to believe this is ok.
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1. kayodelycaon ◴[26 Aug 25 21:37 UTC] No.45032627[source]▶
A noose is really basic information when it comes to tying knots. It’s also situationally useful, so there’s a good reason to include it in any educational material.

The instructions are only a problem in the wrong context.

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2. insane_dreamer ◴[27 Aug 25 06:07 UTC] No.45035964[source]▶
But chatGPT knew the context