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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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cakealert ◴[27 Aug 25 04:44 UTC] No.45035545[source]▶
Would it be any different if it was an offline model?

When someone uses a tool and surrenders their decision making power to the tool, shouldn't they be the ones solely responsible?

The liability culture only gives lawyers more money and depresses innovation. Responsibility is a thing.

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1. incone123 ◴[27 Aug 25 05:11 UTC] No.45035689[source]▶
That argument makes sense for a mentally capable person choosing not to use eye protection while operating a chainsaw but it's much less clear that a person who is by definition mentally ill is capable of making such an informed choice.
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2. cakealert ◴[27 Aug 25 05:35 UTC] No.45035786[source]▶
Such a person should not be interacting with an LLM then. And failure to abide by this rule is either the fault of his caregivers, his own or no one's.