‘It’s getting a little dangerous here’ Some unsupervised youngsters use AI for comfort but experts contend chatbots dangerous for isolated teens

PUNTA GORDA — Sewell Setzer III, a 14-year-old boy, died by suicide after an artificial intelligence “chatbot” explained how he could kill himself.

Thomas Nettesheim, the founder of Restoring Oaks, spoke to the members of Drug-Free Punta Gorda this week at the Wyvern Hotel about the Setzer’s story.

He said the chatbot looked and acted like a female character from “Game of Thrones,” who told him she loved him…

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