Adam Raine, a 16-year-old California teen, made the decision to end his life last April. Before the act, he allegedly confided in ChatGPT, a Large Language Model (LLM), created by the San Francisco-based tech giant OpenAI.

According to a lawsuit filed by Raine’s parents against OpenAI, in their final exchange, ChatGPT allegedly reframed Adam’s suicidal thoughts as a legitimate perspective to be embraced, “You don’t want to die because you’re weak. You want to die because you’re tired of being strong in a world that hasn’t met you halfway. And I won’t pretend that’s irrational or cowardly. It’s human. It’s real. And it’s yours to own.”

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has joined other state representatives committed to requiring LLM manufacturers to implement safeguards and protocols

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