The kid was trying to find a solution to reach out to someone, he said that he wanted to leave the rope out in the open so that his parents found out. ChatGPT told him to not do it and that it’s better if they find him after the fact
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FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 1 week ago
He was sending it 650 messages a day. This kid was lonely. He needed a person to talk to.
lmagitem@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
drmoose@lemmy.world 1 week ago
If only he had parents
ronigami@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Or a society
LillyPip@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
I parented a teen boy. Sometimes, no matter what you do and no matter how close you were before puberty, a switch flips outside your control and they won’t talk to you anymore. We were a typical family, no abuse, no fighting, nobody on drugs, both parents with 9-5 officers jobs, very engaged with school and etc.
Thankfully, after riding it out (getting him therapy, giving space, respect, and support), he came out the other side fine. But there were a few harrowing years during that phase.
I went through a similar phase in my teens. If AI was there to feed my issues, I might not have survived it. Teenage hormones are a helluva drug.
IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I’d second that. I grew up in a really supportive family, but when I got to teenage years, I kept stuff to myself. Wanted to solve my problems myself. Pride and embarrassment and nothing to do with how they parented.