Pierrecitizen of Belgium married and Father of two children, took his own life after talking to one of them for weeks Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot.. The man from 30 years he showed up with big Worries in front of him Climate change and its effects in the future, it found support in the system that is known as “Eliza‘, but unfortunately this chatbot caused him more problems than Mental health this caused his suicide.
“Without these talks, my husband would be here”
Pierre has been using the chatbot for several years, but the six weeks before until his suicide were key, as in these cases he began to interact more frequently with the artificial intelligence (AI) system. The widow The young man has told media outlet La Libre, on condition of anonymity, that “if it weren’t for these conversations with the chatbot, my husband would still be here”. The country’s authorities have reacted alarmingly to the event, saying it set a “precedent”. serious That should be taken very seriously.”
He warned “Eliza” about his suicidal intentions, but the system ignored it
The “Eliza” software was developed by a start-up from Silicon Valley in the USA and works with an alternative open source GPT-J technology and Open IA.
Two years ago, Pierre started his conversations with software. He found comfort in it for his serious concerns about climate change and the future, but when she spoke to “Eliza,” she could Answer to all his questions, so “it had become his optimistic“. “It was like a drug I couldn’t live without,” adds the wife of the deceased.
One aspect that surprised the country’s authorities was that “Eliza” never tried to dissuade Pierre from his suicidal thoughts, as he had already assured the software that he intended to take his own life. It did, however, tell her that “we shall live together as one in heaven,” and so on if he loved the system itself more as his wife, which was revealed after checking the chatbot’s story, according to local media.