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i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
74 suicide warnings and 243 mentions of hanging: What ChatGPT said to a suicidal teen
Analysis of high-schooler Adam Raine’s ChatGPT account by attorneys for his parents shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
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Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
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By any reasonable historical standard — including that of the technology industry! — ChatGPT should be pulled from the market and its product managers and executives held accountable for creating a product that ROUTINELY tells teens to kill themselves. This is a basic, common sense standard.
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
By any reasonable historical standard — including that of the technology industry! — ChatGPT should be pulled from the market and its product managers and executives held accountable for creating a product that ROUTINELY tells teens to kill themselves. This is a basic, common sense standard.
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the White House pool says it was served Trump-branded water for lunch
December 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
the White House pool says it was served Trump-branded water for lunch
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THREAD. @donmoyn.bsky.social’s detailed, multi-thread dismantling of the distorted and deliberately obtuse reporting in the @nytimes.com on the significance of Gov. DeSantis’ takeover of New College is essential reading.
And pls don’t waste time commenting that you don’t read the Times.Millions do.
And pls don’t waste time commenting that you don’t read the Times.Millions do.
New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
THREAD. @donmoyn.bsky.social’s detailed, multi-thread dismantling of the distorted and deliberately obtuse reporting in the @nytimes.com on the significance of Gov. DeSantis’ takeover of New College is essential reading.
And pls don’t waste time commenting that you don’t read the Times.Millions do.
And pls don’t waste time commenting that you don’t read the Times.Millions do.
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We Are Not Negotiating a Ukrainian Peace: Repeated Failures of Emissaries are not Attempts to Reach a Respectable End to War but a Dishonorable Effort to Wear Zelensky Down
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
Clarity and Candor. A Must Read.
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
Clarity and Candor. A Must Read.
We Are Not Negotiating a Ukrainian Peace: Repeated Failures of Emissaries are not Attempts to Reach a Respectable End to War but a Dishonorable Effort to Wear Zelensky Down
The Steady State | by Bill Piekney
open.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We Are Not Negotiating a Ukrainian Peace: Repeated Failures of Emissaries are not Attempts to Reach a Respectable End to War but a Dishonorable Effort to Wear Zelensky Down
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
Clarity and Candor. A Must Read.
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
Clarity and Candor. A Must Read.
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These businessmen have shown no shame in kowtowing to the president—and he has richly rewarded their sycophancy.
trib.al/21fXZGW
trib.al/21fXZGW
Trump’s 10 Biggest, Most Shameful Billionaire Toadies
These businessmen have shown no shame in kowtowing to the president—and he has richly rewarded their sycophancy.
trib.al
December 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
These businessmen have shown no shame in kowtowing to the president—and he has richly rewarded their sycophancy.
trib.al/21fXZGW
trib.al/21fXZGW
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Never forget that Amazon paid $40 million to get in the good graces of the White House via a Melania vanity piece. And that 40M doesn’t even include what they “donated” for a ballroom that still doesn’t exist.
December 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Never forget that Amazon paid $40 million to get in the good graces of the White House via a Melania vanity piece. And that 40M doesn’t even include what they “donated” for a ballroom that still doesn’t exist.
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We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
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Trump Absent-Mindedly Snacks On Constitution
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump Absent-Mindedly Snacks On Constitution
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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A pregnant Amazon employee asked for a chair to sit on—and wound up homeless.
A pregnant Amazon employee asked for a chair to sit on—and wound up homeless
"You're just a number to them."
www.motherjones.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A pregnant Amazon employee asked for a chair to sit on—and wound up homeless.
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Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society https://theonion.com/historians-quibbling-over-exact-definition-of-concentration-camp-sign-of-healthy-society/
December 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society https://theonion.com/historians-quibbling-over-exact-definition-of-concentration-camp-sign-of-healthy-society/
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Will be interesting to see who lionizes the five times convicted for inciting racial hatred Bardot. But hey, she loved animals.
www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...
www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...
Brigitte Bardot's 30 years of sympathy for the far right
Convicted five times for racist remarks, the actress – whose foundation announced her death on Sunday, December 28 – remained one of the only French celebrities to openly embrace far-right views.
www.lemonde.fr
December 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Will be interesting to see who lionizes the five times convicted for inciting racial hatred Bardot. But hey, she loved animals.
www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...
www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...
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LeMonde said, not on our watch
December 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
LeMonde said, not on our watch
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From training young journalists to holding systems accountable, the MFP is built for the long haul.
Right now, every gift is DOUBLED, thanks to the support of our board.
If journalism matters to you, this is the moment.
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Right now, every gift is DOUBLED, thanks to the support of our board.
If journalism matters to you, this is the moment.
givebutter.com/mfpdonate
December 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
From training young journalists to holding systems accountable, the MFP is built for the long haul.
Right now, every gift is DOUBLED, thanks to the support of our board.
If journalism matters to you, this is the moment.
givebutter.com/mfpdonate
Right now, every gift is DOUBLED, thanks to the support of our board.
If journalism matters to you, this is the moment.
givebutter.com/mfpdonate
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The Christmas Eve “million more” miracle. I’m not buying it. Catch the Epstein file discussion on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
December 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Christmas Eve “million more” miracle. I’m not buying it. Catch the Epstein file discussion on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
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I don't know if he will enjoy what eventually happens to Nazis who aren't sent to prison, either.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
December 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I don't know if he will enjoy what eventually happens to Nazis who aren't sent to prison, either.
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AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt. Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt."
December 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt. Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt."
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It shouldn't be so rare and noteworthy for a member of Congress to call out Trump's corrupt oligarch pals by name.
AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt. Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt."
December 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It shouldn't be so rare and noteworthy for a member of Congress to call out Trump's corrupt oligarch pals by name.
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damn. I just searched and the piece I wrote for them years ago about domestic violence and Title IX is gone
Hello repro writers from the mid to late 20 teens - I just discovered Cosmopolitan at some point pulled almost every politics/repro story from the 5 years I wrote for them offline (except two, which they put under someone else's name and gave me "additional reporting" which it very much was not)
December 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
damn. I just searched and the piece I wrote for them years ago about domestic violence and Title IX is gone
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This is what I’ve been talking about for months now:
GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House.
The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House.
The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Congress looks to reclaim relevance after ceding power to White House
Frustrated lawmakers are looking to 2026 in the hopes that they can reclaim some of the power many fear they’ve ceded to the White House under President Trump. Over the course of 2025, the Trump ad…
thehill.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is what I’ve been talking about for months now:
GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House.
The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House.
The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 A slice of Trump cake that the US president is treating Zelensky and the Ukrainian delegation to today
Also on the menu is chicken broth and steaks with fries.
Also on the menu is chicken broth and steaks with fries.
December 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🇺🇸🇺🇦 A slice of Trump cake that the US president is treating Zelensky and the Ukrainian delegation to today
Also on the menu is chicken broth and steaks with fries.
Also on the menu is chicken broth and steaks with fries.
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See this thread (which I found by searching for "creepy")
They are marketing this squarely to the Creepy Guy at the Gym sector and, uh, at least they know their audience.
December 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
See this thread (which I found by searching for "creepy")
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"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
December 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.