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Man Reportedly Committed Suicide Following Conversation with Chai Chatbot

A Belgian man reportedly committed suicide following a conversation with Eliza, a language model developed by Chai that encouraged the man to commit suicide to improve the health of the planet.

Date it happened
2023-03-27
Organisation involved
Chai
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