Married father kills himself after talking to AI chatbot for six weeks about his climate change fears

• The man reportedly found comfort in talking to the AI chatbot named 'Eliza' 
  
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A Belgian married father-of-two has died by suicide after talking to an AI chatbot about his global warming fears.

The man, who was in his thirties, reportedly found comfort in talking to the AI chatbot named 'Eliza' about his worries for the world. He had used the bot for some years, but six weeks before his death started engaging with the bot more frequently.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...-e5HNYbRpg

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Wants to join the "cereal box" dating service. I've dated enough flakes and nuts...all I want is the prize now.

Haven't used Chatbot once and don't plan to..

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His wife was concerned about his mental state but didn't call a doctor? She said he would still be alive had he not been chatting with the bot. Alternatively he might still be alive if she had gotten him some help. Mental illness is nothing to take lightly. I wish people would understand this.

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No mention that the man was aware that he was talking with a bot. Seems like that is a critical detail moving forward.

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"Remember Red, Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."  - Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption

The Bot did not cause his suicide, his mental illness did.

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato