She told no one about her agony except ChatGPT. What her death reveals about AI risks

A 29-year-old woman confided her suicidal thoughts to an AI chatbot — not to her therapist, not to her parents, not to her best friend. What can AI learn from her death?

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1536x2048+0+0/resize/1536x2048!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2a%2Fac%2F41feedfc41cb8734493954424915%2Fimg-2092-1.JPEG' alt='A year before she died, Sophie Rottenberg climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. Her mother says her "tiny hand" photos were a signature joke. Mourners were given the toys at her funeral. She was 29.'/><p>A 29-year-old woman confided her suicidal thoughts to an AI chatbot — not to her therapist, not to her parents, not to her best friend. What can AI learn from her death?</p><p>(Image credit: Reiley Rottenberg family)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5929575' />