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Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion (techcrunch.com)

submitted 6 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[+] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 37 points 6 months ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

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[–] XLE@piefed.social 30 points 6 months ago

Except in this case, Google is one of the companies promoting the chatbots to its users, telling them to trust them. They create TV ads telling people to talk to them. Today's scammers are the stock market's Magnificent Seven.

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[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

Or the old "citing Wikipedia" because aNyOnE cOuLd EdIt ThAt!

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[–] Maestro@fedia.io 8 points 6 months ago

Or believing that 72 virgins are waiting for you in the afterlife.