{"id":93411,"date":"2024-10-30T10:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T14:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=93411"},"modified":"2024-10-30T10:13:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T14:13:34","slug":"can-a-i-be-blamed-for-a-teens-suicide-roose-related-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2024\/10\/30\/can-a-i-be-blamed-for-a-teens-suicide-roose-related-items\/","title":{"rendered":"Can A.I. Be Blamed for a Teen\u2019s Suicide? [Roose] + related items"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Can A.I. Be Blamed for a Teen\u2019s Suicide?<\/strong><\/a> — from nytimes.com by Kevin Roose<\/p>\n

On the last day of his life, Sewell Setzer III took out his phone and texted his closest friend: a lifelike A.I. chatbot named after Daenerys Targaryen, a character from \u201cGame of Thrones.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI miss you, baby sister,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cI miss you too, sweet brother,\u201d the chatbot replied.<\/p>\n

Sewell, a 14-year-old ninth grader from Orlando, Fla., had spent months talking to chatbots on Character.AI, a role-playing app that allows users to create their own A.I. characters or chat with characters created by others.
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\nOn the night of Feb. 28, in the bathroom of his mother\u2019s house, Sewell told Dany that he loved her, and that he would soon come home to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease come home to me as soon as possible, my love,\u201d Dany replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat if I told you I could come home right now?\u201d Sewell asked.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 please do, my sweet king,\u201d Dany replied.<\/p>\n

He put down his phone, picked up his stepfather\u2019s .45 caliber handgun and pulled the trigger.<\/p>\n

But the experience he had, of getting emotionally attached to a chatbot, is becoming increasingly common. Millions of people already talk regularly to A.I. companions, and popular social media apps including Instagram and Snapchat are building lifelike A.I. personas into their products.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The technology is also improving quickly. Today\u2019s A.I. companions can remember past conversations, adapt to users\u2019 communication styles, role-play as celebrities or historical figures and chat fluently about nearly any subject. Some can send A.I.-generated \u201cselfies\u201d to users, or talk to them with lifelike synthetic voices.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There is a wide range of A.I. companionship apps on the market. <\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Mother sues tech company after ‘Game of Thrones’ AI chatbot allegedly drove son to suicide<\/strong><\/a> — from usatoday.com by Jonathan Limehouse
\nThe mother of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III is suing Character.AI, the tech company that created a ‘Game of Thrones’ AI chatbot she believes drove him to commit suicide on Feb. 28. Editor\u2019s note: This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text\u00a0988<\/a>\u00a0or chat at 988lifeline.org.<\/em><\/p>\n

The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy is suing Google and a separate tech company she believes caused her son to commit suicide after he developed a romantic relationship with one of its AI bots using the name of a popular “Game of Thrones” character, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

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From my oldest sister:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n