The Banal Evil of AI Safety - by Ben Recht - arg min
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Chatbot companies are harmful and dishonest. How can we hold them accountable?
The Banal Evil of AI Safety Chatbot companies are harmful and dishonest. How can we hold them accountable? Ben Recht Aug 28, 2025 95 16 11 Share I’ve been stuck on this tragic story in the New York Times about Adam Raine, a 16-year-old who took his life after months of getting advice on suicide from ChatGPT. Our relationship with technological tools is complex. That people draw emotional connections to chatbots isn’t new (I see you, Joseph Weizenbaum). Why young people commit suicide is multifactorial. We’ll see whether a court will find OpenAI liable for wrongful death. But I’m not a court of
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