Gareth O'Callaghan: AI and suicide — how ChatGPT jailbreaks are putting vulnerable users at risk

Chat GPT generates text responses to user prompts and questions, but lately it has been implicated in a number of suicides, including 16-year-old Californian teenager Adam Raine. File photo
Fear and fascination are flip sides of the same coin. Regular readers will know I am fascinated by artificial intelligence. I’m also afraid of this strange science, which some experts say will soon be expanding faster than the speed of light.
Despite all the compelling claims that it will enhance the quality of our health and help us to live longer, AI has in recent times shown a very dark side. It’s evolving in ways that its inventors never considered. Reader discretion is advised here.