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(NewsNation) — ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI, is expected to roll out new safety features for the popular chatbot amid growing concerns over how the technology is utilized by some teens for emotional support.
The parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine have sued OpenAI, alleging the chatbot provided step-by-step instructions to their son on how he could successfully hang himself and did not try to stop him earlier this year.
Adam, who suffered from depression and loneliness, was advised by ChatGPT to tell someone about how he was feeling. Noneth