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Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks

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What Happened

AI chatbots have been linked to suicides for years. Now one lawyer says they are showing up in mass casualty cases too, and the technology is moving faster than the safeguards.

Our Take

This isn't doomposting—it's liability math. Chatbots linked to suicides isn't new news, but a lawyer highlighting mass casualty cases? That changes how corporations think about duty of care.

Here's the thing: tech moves at 10x speed, safety infrastructure moves at 0.1x. That gap's closing via lawsuits, not goodwill.

Guardrails just became table stakes, not something you bolt on later as a PR move.

What To Do

If you're building conversational AI, embed mental health resources into the product design—not as an afterthought.

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