Coverage dated August 25, 2025

Study says AI chatbots need to fix suicide response, as family sues over ChatGPT role in boy's death

Headline from KING 5 Seattle

The study coincides with a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT contributed to a California teenager's suicide.

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  1. KING 5 Seattle

    Study says AI chatbots need to fix suicide response, as family sues over ChatGPT role in boy's death (opens KING 5 Seattle)

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    KING 5 Seattle's feed description

    The study coincides with a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT contributed to a California teenager's suicide.

  2. Herald Bulletin

    Study says AI chatbots inconsistent in handling suicide-related queries (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    A study finds that popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Google

  3. CNET

    AI Chatbots Are Inconsistent in Answering Questions About Suicide, New Study Finds (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    As millions of people engage with LLMs, experts are voicing growing concerns that AI tools could provide harmful​ mental health advice.

  4. Anchorage Daily News

    As a family sues over ChatGPT’s role in their son’s death, study says AI chatbots need to fix suicide response (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The research raises concerns about how a growing number of people, including children, rely on AI chatbots for mental health support, and seeks to set benchmarks for how companies answer these questions.

  5. MedicalXpress

    AI chatbots found to be inconsistent in answering questions about suicide (opens MedicalXpress)

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    Three widely used artificial intelligence chatbots generally do a good job responding to very-high-risk and very-low-risk questions about suicide, but they are inconsistent in answering questions about suicide that may pose intermediate risks, according to a new study appearing in Psychiatric Servic…

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