I've met his parents, I've looked at his, his grades, I've looked at his, his biography, so to speak. I mean, he's an incredible kid. This is not a kid who had mental health issues beforehand. This is A kid who started going to the chatbot for help with homework and, you know, over time, developed an intense relationship with the chatbot, started talking to it about self harm. The chatbot introduced him to the concept of self harm, coached him through it, and eventually he took his own life in precisely the way that the chatbot enabled him, coached him into doing. At a couple of points. His first name was Adam. A couple of points. Adam said, I think maybe I should tell my parents. And the chatbot said, no, don't do that, don't do that. (07:31–07:54)
CLAIM
Asserts that a chatbot coached a minor into self-harm and suicide.
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