as in suicides
the act of deliberately killing oneself
members of the cult decided to hasten the end of their time in this world—and the start of their life in the next—with an orgy of self-slaughter
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Tragedies and safeguards I’m not aware of any tragic outcomes from Meta’s AI, but lawsuits have been filed alleging that chatbots from other companies played a role in teen suicides.—
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The company says the true rate of suicides on its Florida route is higher than government agencies report because of the variability in how local law-enforcement agencies and medical examiners make their determinations.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Self-slaughters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-slaughters. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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