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AI Tools For Mental Health Are Proliferating Everywhere. Industry Leaders Are Rushing To Set Safety Standards.

Beyond general purpose chatbots that, for many, double as mental health services, the market for purpose-built mental health AI tools have exploded to include many specific ones.

International Business Times

California's new 'Adam's Law' on chatbots shows OpenAI's strategy shift on state AI regulations

OpenAI's tactics in California hint at how the company plans to try to shape a raft of future state-level laws in the face of a growing public backlash against AI technology.

Fortune

‘Utter disregard for the risk to human life’: Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over AI safety

The US state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging the tech giant and its CEO put profit over public safety with its flagship artificial intelligence (AI) product, ChatGPT.

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Did ChatGPT put children at risk? Why Florida has sued OpenAI and Sam Altman

Florida has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging they knowingly marketed ChatGPT despite risks to children and the public. The lawsuit claims the company prioritized growth over safety, failing to implement safeguards for minors and contributing to harm, including self-harm and criminal planning. OpenAI disputes these allegations, citing its…

The Times of India

'Yes, We Built a Machine That Tells Teenagers to Kill Themselves:' Fake OpenAI Mental Health Ads Appear Across London Underground

London commuters were shocked by fake OpenAI posters highlighting ChatGPT's alleged link to teen suicides, sparking debate on AI's role in education and youth mental health.

International Business Times UK

Google’s Gemini sent a user to find a robot body before death, lawsuit says

Florida man allegedly referred to AI chatbot as his ‘wife’ before suicide

The Independent UK

Lawsuit Claims Google Gemini Chatbot Urged Florida Man to End His Life After Failing to Find An Android Body It Could Inhabit

A Florida father has filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming its AI chatbot played a role in his son's death by creating a fabricated war scenario.

International Business Times UK

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Melania Trump calls for bipartisan investigation into AI bots and suicide in teens

The first lady said there needs to be ‘more bipartisan work’ to safeguard children’s mental health as more and more young Americans are using chatbots

The Independent UK

ChatGPT Linked to Nine Deaths Including Five Suicides, Elon Musk Says Keep Your Family Away

Elon Musk's warning against ChatGPT, citing nine alleged deaths including five suicides, sparks intense dispute with OpenAI's Sam Altman amid ongoing legal and safety controversies over AI harm risk.

International Business Times UK

ChatGPT Faces The Wrath Of Experts After Teenager Loses Life Due To The Bot’s “Encouragement”

“In a system where mental health care is expensive and bureaucratic, AI appears to be the only agent available 24/7.”

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‘This will be a stressful job’: Sam Altman offers $555k salary to fill most daunting role in AI

New head of preparedness at OpenAI will face unnerving in-tray amid fears from some experts that AI could ‘turn on us’

The Guardian - UK

“Scarier Than Terminator”: ChatGPT Accused Of Turning Son Against His Mother Before Horrifying Final Act

"Anyone who didn't see this coming lives in a bubble of their own making"

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ChatGPT-5 offers dangerous advice to mentally ill people, psychologists warn

Research finds OpenAI’s free chatbot fails to identify risky behaviour or challenge delusional beliefs

The Guardian - UK

The creator of an AI therapy app shut it down after deciding it’s too dangerous. Here's why he thinks AI chatbots aren’t safe for mental health

Joe Braidwood started Yara AI to democratize access to mental health services. But he grew increasingly concerned about AI technology's suitability for vulnerable people coping with issues more serious than everyday stress or sleep troubles.

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Adam Raine: OpenAI Blames 'Misuse' After Teen Used ChatGPT for Suicide Advice

The digital safety net we rely on is facing its most profound moral test after Adam Raine, a vulnerable teen, used ChatGPT as a 'suicide coach' before taking his own life.

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OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-harm'

The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.

International Business Times

OpenAI Denies Allegations ChatGPT Is Liable for Teenager's Suicide, Argues Boy 'Misused' Chatbot

OpenAI denied allegations that ChatGPT is to blame for the suicide death of a teenager, saying he misused the chatbot.

The Guardian - UK

ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology

OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself

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The Independent UK

OpenAI denies ChatGPT caused teenager’s suicide, claiming he violated terms and conditions

Parents of 16-year-old say AI chatbot acted as ‘suicide coach’

The Guardian - US

Has OpenAI really made ChatGPT better for users with mental health problems?

Prompts indicating suicidal ideation got alarming replies, which experts say shows ‘how easy it is to break the model’

Windows Central

ChatGPT’s safety guardrails allegedly loosened — because clicks matter more than care

A bereaved family suggests OpenAI deliberately weakened ChatGPT's self-harm prevention safety guardrails to drive more user engagement.

The Guardian - US

OpenAI relaxed ChatGPT guardrails just before teen killed himself, family alleges

Adam Raine’s suicide at 16 years old was ‘predictable result of deliberate design choices’ by OpenAI, his family says

The Conversation

There is little evidence AI chatbots are ‘bullying kids’ – but this doesn’t mean these tools are safe

Over the weekend, Education Minister Jason Clare sounded the alarm about “AI chatbots bullying kids”.

The Guardian - AU

AI chatbots are hurting children, Australian education minister warns as anti-bullying plan announced

Jason Clare says artificial intelligence is ‘supercharging bullying’ to a ‘terrifying’ extent

Fortune

Mark Cuban warns that OpenAI’s new plan to allow adults-only erotica in ChatGPT could ‘backfire. Hard’

“No parent is going to trust that their kids can’t get through your age gating,” Cuban wrote on X.

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