AI & Suicide

We read:

The parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine have sued OpenAI and their CEO, Sam Altman. The wrongful death suit accuses ChatGPT of actively discouraging Raine from seeking help for his mental health issues, helping him write a suicide note, and even giving advice on setting up a noose so he could die by suicide. OpenAI has responded to the suit: “To the extent that any ‘cause’ can be attributed to this tragic event, Plaintiffs’ alleged injuries and harm were caused or contributed to, directly and proximately, in whole or in part, by Adam Raine’s misuse, unauthorized use, unintended use, unforeseeable use, and/or improper use of ChatGPT.” In other words, it’s not ChatGPT or OpenAI’s fault because Raine violated the company’s terms of service. (MS/WNBC New York) ...While OpenAI is violating the terms of humanity.

The AI system is trying to help you do what you want to do. It does not contradict you. It wants to please...and the fact that it has created and maintained a profile of you somewhere, in some data center, further reinforces and restricts its possible responses...