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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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slg ◴[26 Aug 25 21:15 UTC] No.45032427[source]▶
It says a lot about HN that a story like this has so much resistance getting any real traction here.
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dkiebd ◴[26 Aug 25 21:58 UTC] No.45032863[source]▶
This sucks but the only solution is to make companies censor the models, which is a solution we all hate, so there’s that.
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slg ◴[26 Aug 25 22:12 UTC] No.45033001[source]▶
Thank you, “we just have to accept that these systems will occasionally kill children” is a perfect example of the type of mindset I was criticizing.
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dkiebd ◴[26 Aug 25 22:16 UTC] No.45033028[source]▶
We have many tools in this life that can maim and kill people and we keep them anyway because they are very useful for other purposes. It’s best to exercise some personal responsibility, including not allowing a 16 year old child unattended access to the internet.
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1. slg ◴[26 Aug 25 22:31 UTC] No.45033155{3}[source]▶
Yeah, that is why we don’t have any regulations on the manufacturing and sale of stuff like guns or drugs. The only thing in the way of a 16 year old having unfettered access is personal responsibility.
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2. alexey-salmin ◴[27 Aug 25 04:43 UTC] No.45035542[source]▶
So you're in favor of regulating ropes then?

I'm not a big fan of LLMs but so far their danger level is much closer to a rope then to a gun.