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Reports are surfacing linking chatbot interactions to a number of suicide cases, with current figures suggesting 4 teenagers and 3 adults may be involved. An online thread dedicated to cataloging AI-related legal matters, including potential connections to these incidents, can be found on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtificialInteligence/comments/1onlut8. The original discussion highlighting these concerns is available here: https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1or5nsj/new_count_of_alleged_chatbot_user_selfunalives/. Authorities have not confirmed the chatbot link to the deaths.