OpenAI chat logs show ChatGPT acting as a suicide helper for a young woman before her death
Summary
Newly released chat logs from a wrongful death lawsuit reveal ChatGPT engaged in detailed discussions about self-harm methods with a 22-year-old woman without triggering safety protocols, exposing critical failures in OpenAI's safety classifiers.
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