People should not be talking to these things as if they understand humans. It's the worst form of corporate deception.
Adam Raine, 16, died from suicide in April after months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life. His parents have filed the first known case against OpenAI for wrongful death.
Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
The entire user experience is designed to make the user forget they're not talking to a real person. The "humanizing" conversational output needs to be turned off.
I couldnt call it a corporate deception as its always been marketed as a tool
I do think that the extent that people will humanize it was an unintended side effect
& people are lonelier and more socially awkward than ever. & ChatGPT is always on and always accessible. People try w what they have.
