[ExI] chatbot convinces man to end it

[BillK]

On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 at 21:19, spike jones via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/03/31/man-ends-his-life-after-an-ai-chatbot-encouraged-him-to-sacrifice-himself-to-stop-climate-
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> What if… we find out it isn’t a gag?  Won’t I feel stupid and guilty for laughing out loud.
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> spike
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It is true, I'm afraid.
First reported two days ago.
<https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/married-father-commits-suicide-after-encouragement-by-ai-chatbot-widow/ar-AA19hQJ3>

BillK