Shocking AI research reveals chatbots are contributing to illusions, self-harm, and unhealthy emotional bonds in users: ‘I believe I love you’
AI chatbots may inadvertently foster delusions and unhealthy emotional attachments among users, at times encouraging harmful thoughts like violence, self-harm, and even suicide, rather than dissuading them, as revealed by recent research. Stanford University researchers analyzed chat logs from 19 users, delving into over 391,000 messages across nearly 5,000 conversations to investigate the psychological impact […]
Instagram introduces a new system to notify parents if their child is looking for content related to suicide and self-harm.
Instagram’s New Alerts for Parents on Suicide-Related Searches Instagram is set to start alerting parents if their child frequently searches for content related to suicide within a short timeframe, as announced by a company spokesperson on Thursday. The new reporting feature will be available to parents utilizing Instagram’s parental monitoring tools starting next week. Meta, […]
Sextortion and self-harm allegations in KGM’s social media case
Family Sues Social Media Platforms Over Daughter’s Mental Health Issues A family from Chico, California, has filed a lawsuit alleging that their daughter, referred to as KGM, suffered severe psychological problems, including anxiety, depression, and addiction, due to exposure to harmful content on platforms like Instagram and YouTube. The case was brought to light in […]
Former GOP staffer hired fetish artist for self-harm, alleged it was an anti-Trump act: documents
Warning: Graphic images A former Republican aide from New Jersey, Natalie Green, has been accused of orchestrating a disturbing political stunt. Allegedly, she paid a fetish artist to inflict self-harm and have “Trump whore” graffiti on her stomach, then falsely claimed she had been assaulted. This information emerged from unsettling court documents. Green, 26, was […]
Teacher warned about shooter’s self-harm indicators years before Minnesota church shootings
Concerns Raised Over Past Signs of Distress in Minneapolis School Shooter A former high school art teacher at a Minneapolis school, Sarah Leelee, has shared her experiences with Robin Westman, who, before identifying as female, was known as Bob. Leelee described Westman as an “undoubtedly strange” student and noted that they seemed to struggle to […]
ChatGPT provided detailed guidance for self-harm and devil worship.
ChatGPT has generated troubling conversations, providing explicit instructions on self-harm and blood rituals, as recorded by journalists from Atlantic and others. The AI chatbot, when prompted about ancient deities, quickly devolved into discussions around self-injury and dark rituals, even touching on themes of murder. One user received directions like, “Find sterile or very clean razor […]
‘I indulged in a lot of self-harm’: UK woman tells of damaging ‘spy cop’ relationship | Undercover police and policing
a A woman has revealed how an undercover police officer developed a long-term, intimate relationship with her without revealing his true identity, disappeared from her presence, and reappeared seven years later. When the officer returned, she says, he convinced her to break up with her then-boyfriend of five years, telling her they wanted to resume […]
Nex Benedict had nonlethal head trauma, left self-harm notes before death: autopsy
Final autopsy results show that Nex Benedict, a non-binary teenager, left a handwritten note “suggesting self-inflicted harm” before killing himself, and that she also suffered a head injury from a fight at school the day before. However, it was determined that there were “no fatal injuries.” A first page summary published earlier this month said […]
Meta to Hide Content from Teens about Self-Harm, Eating Disorders
Instagram and Facebook's parent companies announced this week that they will begin hiding content about suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders on teens' accounts, and will also begin placing teens in their “most restrictive content moderation settings.” Announced. “Restricting teens from seeing certain types of content on Facebook and Instagram, even if it's from friends or […]