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

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443 points jaredwiener | 1 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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daveguy ◴[26 Aug 25 21:17 UTC] No.45032449[source]▶
Apparently Silicon Valley VC culture is trying to transition from move fast and break things to move fast and break people.
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mcphage ◴[26 Aug 25 21:53 UTC] No.45032808[source]▶
Well, they already did the move fast and break countries, so now they’re trying to make it personal.
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dpc050505 ◴[26 Aug 25 22:02 UTC] No.45032900[source]▶
Didn't facebook already facilitate a genocide like 8 years ago? It's been a while that Silicon Valley has been having negative externalities that delve into the realm of being atrocious for human rights.

Not that the mines where the metals that have been used to build computers for like 60 years at this point are stellar in terms of human rights either mind you. You could also look at the partnership between IBM and Nazis, it led to some wondrous computing advances.

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1. daveguy ◴[26 Aug 25 22:43 UTC] No.45033258[source]▶
Yes, Facebook was one of the original shitty actors. They popularized/coined the phrase. It was their motto.