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

By Rhitu Chatterjee · NPR · August 2026

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"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?"

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