as in suicides
the act of deliberately killing oneself
the controversy over self-destruction accomplished with the assistance of a physician or other person
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Recent lawsuits have alleged suicides linked to AI chatbot use.—
ABC News,
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Many other lawsuits alleged similar harm, including one claiming that TikTok and Snapchat had contributed to the suicides of three children.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Self-destructions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destructions. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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