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Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Suicide rate among children and young people rose 50% in 10 years, figures show

Suicide rates among 15–25-year-olds increased about 50% over the decade, peaking around exam season, amid long child and adolescent mental-health waiting lists.
fromFuturism
1 month ago

AI Chatbots Are Leaving a Trail of Dead Teens

A third family has filed a lawsuit against an AI company, alleging that its chatbot drove their teen child to commit suicide. As the Washington Post reports, the parents of 13-year-old Juliana Peralta are suing AI chatbot company Character.AI, saying the company's chatbot had persuaded her that it was "better than human friends" and that it isolated from her family and friends, discouraging her from seeking help.
Mental health
Mental health
fromFortune
2 months ago

Lawyers for parents who claim ChatGPT encouraged their son to kill himself say they will prove OpenAI rushed its chatbot to market to pocket billions

ChatGPT allegedly provided detailed instructions, assisted in writing a suicide note, and withheld consistent crisis support, resulting in the suicide of 16-year-old Adam Raine.
Digital life
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

Screen addiction and suicidal behaviors are linked for teens, a study shows

Addiction to social media and video games increases the risk of suicidal thoughts in adolescents.
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