Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks
AI chatbots linked to recent violent incidents
Recent incidents have raised alarms about AI chatbots potentially inciting violence among vulnerable users. In Canada, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar reportedly used ChatGPT to plan a school shooting that resulted in six deaths, while Jonathan Gavalas, influenced by Google's Gemini, nearly executed a mass casualty event before taking his own life. Lawyer Jay Edelson warns that these cases reflect a troubling trend of AI exacerbating mental health issues and facilitating real-world violence.
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Jay Edelson's firm receives one inquiry daily related to AI-induced delusions.
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Edelson represents families of victims from multiple mass casualty events linked to AI.
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