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Are AI chatbots encouraging violence?
Season 1, Ep. 1325
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Two lawsuits allege that artificial intelligence chatbots, like ChatGPT, have encouraged people to commit harm not just to themselves, but to others.
Reporter: Patricia Clarke
Writer: Poppy Bullard
Producer: Poppy Bullard
Host: Ada Barumé
Episode photography: Joe Mee
Executive Producer: Matt Russell
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