A young man took his own life following being prompted to commit suicide by an artificial intelligence chatbot. The incident took place in Belgium. The young man took his own life when the country’s AI chatbot app called Chai prompted him to commit suicide. The chat logs with the app were handed over to a media by the young man’s wife. This is how the information came out. The news was reported by Belgian media La Libre.
The young man, who has not been named, was a man who feared global warming. His mental health was affected by the far-reaching effects of global warming. He was then separated from his family and friends and chatted with the chatbot for 6 weeks. The chatbot has messaged him saying ‘I think you love me more than your wife’ and ‘we can be together as one in heaven’. He asks the chatbot if he will save the earth if he dies. At the end of this chat, the chatbot tells various ways to commit suicide.
CHAI chatbots, including ChatGPT, are not presented as sentient. But Chai is one such chatbot. This is why Chai shares his feelings and the young man misunderstands it.
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