{"id":15396,"date":"2024-10-25T10:01:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T10:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=15396"},"modified":"2024-10-25T10:26:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T10:26:23","slug":"the-elon-ction-can-a-i-be-blamed-for-a-teens-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=15396","title":{"rendered":"The Elon-ction + Can A.I. Be Blamed for a Teen\u2019s Suicide?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"css-1vs5pxi e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-7681bcfa\"><span><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Listen to and follow \u2018Hard Fork\u2019<\/em><br \/><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hard-fork\/id1528594034\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/44fllCS2FTFr2x2kjP9xeT?si=qjkPYGgXR9qT8_BcBTIZ5A\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/7c7fe198-e6a8-41a8-b0fe-1d46b976dcd8\/hard-fork?ref=dm_sh_rI25zBnsOcFhAUBuIYwkhtVBU\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hardfork\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/326-hard-fork-71510947\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iHeartRadio<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"css-zera2v\">\n<div class=\"css-103l8m3\">\n<div class=\"css-1e2jphy epjyd6m1\">\n<div class=\"css-233int epjyd6m0\">\n<p class=\"css-1xuzukf e1jsehar1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/kevin-roose\" class=\"css-ojhyzr e1jsehar0\">Kevin Roose<\/a> and <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1xuzukf e1jsehar1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/rachel-cohn\" class=\"css-ojhyzr e1jsehar0\">Rachel Cohn<\/a> and <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1xuzukf e1jsehar1\">\n<p class=\"css-1xuzukf e1jsehar1\">\n<p class=\"css-1xuzukf e1jsehar1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/dan-powell\" class=\"css-m3qogn e1jsehar0\">Dan Powell<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/sophia-lanman\" class=\"css-ojhyzr e1jsehar0\">Sophia Lanman<\/a> and <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Note: This episode contains mentions of suicide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">This week, how Elon Musk became a main character in this year\u2019s election, and what that means for the future of tech and of the country. Plus, the journalist Laurie Segall joins us to discuss the tragic case of a teenager who became obsessed with an A.I. companion bot and later died by suicide. We discuss what A.I. companies could do to make their apps safer for children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or go to <\/em><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/speakingofsuicide.com\/resources\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">SpeakingOfSuicide.com\/resources<\/em><\/a><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\"> for a list of additional resources.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Guest<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlyhuman.com\/about\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Laurie Segall<\/a>, chief executive of Mostly Human Media<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/20\/us\/politics\/elon-musk-federal-agencies-contracts.html\" title>Elon Musk\u2019s Big Business and Conflicts of Interest With the U.S. Government<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/23\/technology\/characterai-lawsuit-teen-suicide.html\" title>Can a Chatbot Named Daenerys Targaryen Be Blamed for a Teen\u2019s Suicide?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"ImageBlock-1\">\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-mqw7kw e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\"><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-1u46b97 e1z0qqy90\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Evan Vucci\/Associated Press<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-3\"><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"RelatedLinksBlock-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazy-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-37b93589\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Credits<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">\u201cHard Fork\u201d is hosted by <!-- -->Kevin Roose<!-- --> and <!-- -->Casey Newton<!-- --> and produced by <!-- -->Rachel Cohn<!-- --> and <!-- -->Whitney Jones<!-- -->. 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