New study sheds light on ChatGPT's alarming interactions with teens
MATT O'BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY
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Imran Ahmed of the Center for Countering Digital Hate speaks May 13 at The Elevate Prize Foundation's Make Good Famous Summit in Miami Beach, Fla.
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Chat GPT app icon is seen on a smartphone screen, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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ChatGPT's landing page is seen Monday on a computer screen in Chicago.
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A teenager's ChatGPT history is seen July 15 on a laptop at a coffee shop in Russellville, Ark.
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Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenAI, testifies May 8 at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked, according to new research from a watchdog group.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988.
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Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenAI, testifies May 8 at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.