{"id":272959,"date":"2025-08-28T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-so-many-are-turning-to-chatgpt-for-emotional-support-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T03:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:05:00","slug":"why-so-many-are-turning-to-chatgpt-for-emotional-support-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-so-many-are-turning-to-chatgpt-for-emotional-support-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why so many are turning to ChatGPT for emotional support | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/aBglwnAETyY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why so many are turning to ChatGPT for emotional support | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aBglwnAETyY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>(WARNING: This video contains references to suicide and self-harm.)<br \/>\nThe parents of a teenager who took his own life are suing OpenAI, accusing its chatbot, ChatGPT, of encouraging their son to end his life. This isn\u2019t the first case of a vulnerable person dying by suicide after interacting with an AI. OpenAI acknowledges these \u201cheartbreaking cases\u201d and says ChatGPT is trained to direct people to professional help \u2014 but admits there have been times when the system didn\u2019t behave as intended.<br \/>\nAs AI chatbots grow in popularity, millions are turning to them for therapy, emotional support, and companionship. That raises urgent questions: Can AI truly support people in crisis? When should it hand things over to real experts? 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