https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/03/31/man-ends-his-life-after-an-ai-chatbot-encouraged-him-to-sacrifice-himself-to-stop-climate-
https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/03/31/man-ends-his-life-after-an-ai-chatbot-encouraged-him-to-sacrifice-himself-to-stop-climate-
Yeah I agree with this assessment. For some people they just need that little extra push to go through with it and many will look for practically anything that will do it. They were likely going to do it regardless but felt some comfort in being told they were "right." It's extremely sad and likely to happen more and more.
or maybe he reached out to the chatbot for help and it being an incomprehending mirror of words merely copied and reflected his despair