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🗓️ 18 November 2025
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In recent weeks, OpenAI faced seven lawsuits alleging that ChatGPT contributed to suicides or mental health breakdowns. To spotlight the controversial relationship between AI and mental health, host Bob Safian is joined on stage at Innovation@Brown Showcase by Brown University's Ellie Pavlick, director of a new institute dedicated to exploring AI and mental health, and Soraya Darabi of VC firm TMV, an early investor in mental health AI startups. Pavlick and Darabi weigh the pros and cons of applying AI to emotional well-being, from chatbot therapy to AI friends and romantic partners.
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| 1:53.9 | Hey everyone, Bob here. Today we have a special episode spotlighting the relationship between AI and mental health. Recently, OpenAI has faced several lawsuits, alleging that its chatbot |
| 2:00.8 | contributed to suicides or |
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