I'm a postmortem scientist and one of the scariest things I learned in college, was that only 85% of gun suicide attempts were successful. The other 15% survive and nearly all have brain damage. I only know of 2 painless ways to commit suicide, that don't destroy the body's appearance, so they can still have funeral visitation.

Resume by Dorothy Parker.

Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren’t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live.

There are not many ways to kill one's self that don't usually end up a botched suicide attempt. Pills are a painful and horrible way to go.

ohhhh are you saying the img is multiple separate articles from separate publications that have been collaged together? that makes a lot more sense. i thought it was saying the bridge thing was symptomatic of psychosis.

yeahh people in psychosis are probably getting reinforced from LLMs yeah but tbqh that seems like one of the least harmful uses of LLMs! (except not rly, see below)

first off they are going to be in psychosis regardless of what AI tells them, and they are going to find evidence to support their delusions no matter where they look, as thats literally part of the definition. so it seems here the best outcome is having a space where they can talk to someone without being doubted. for someone in psychosis, often the biggest distressing thing is that suddenly you are being lied to by literally everyone you meet, since no one will admit the thing you know is true is actually true, why are they denying it what kind of cover up is this?! it can be really healing for someone in psychosis to be believed

unfortunately it's also definitely dangerous for LLMs to do this since you cant just reinforce the delusions, you gotta steer towards something safe without being invalidating. i hope insurance companies figure out that LLMs are currently incapable of doing this and thus must not be allowed to practice billable therapy for anyone capable of entering psychosis (aka anyone) until they resolve that issue