Her Daughter Killed Herself. Then She Saw the ChatGPT logs.
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4.5 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
After their daughter committed suicide, they found her ChatGPT log—and where artificial intelligence helped her write her suicide note.
Guest: Laura Reiley, writer for the Cornell Chronicle.
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