Comment on Teen killed himself after ‘months of encouragement from ChatGPT’, lawsuit claims
lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 2 weeks agoAs far as I know, magic doesn’t exist, so words are incapable of action & can’t actually kill anyone. A person who commits suicide chooses it & takes action to perform it. They are responsible for their suicide even if another person tells them & hands them a weapon.
These are merely words on a screen lacking force to compel. There’s no intent or likelihood to incite imminent, lawless action. Readers have agency & plenty of time to think words through & reject ideas.
It’s hardly any different than an oblivious peer saying the same thing. Their words shouldn’t create any legal obligation, and neither should these.