Two women in Surat were found dead after leaving home for college and later being discovered inside a temple washroom.
Police said their phones showed searches related to suicide methods using drugs on ChatGPT.
Elon Musk reacted to the incident on X, drawing attention to discussions about AI chatbot safety.
Elon Musk has reacted to the deaths of two young women in Surat, Gujarat, after reports claimed that the duo had searched for suicide related information using an AI chatbot. According to the police officials, the two friends, aged 18 and 20, left their homes on March 6 after telling their families that they were heading to college. When they did not return and stopped responding to calls, their families contacted the police.
SurveyAfter authorities traced the last known location of their mobile phones, they found them in the Atmiya Sanskar Dham Swaminarayan Temple area on the outskirts of Surat. In the late evening, the relatives spotted one of the women’s scooters parked outside the temple complex, prompting a search of the premises.
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After the investigators reviewed the CCTV footage, it showed that the two entered a washroom inside the temple early in the morning. They were not seen leaving afterward. When the locked door was forced open, both were found unconscious inside. The police also recovered several drug vials and syringes from the scene. Investigators believe that women injected themselves with an anaesthetic drug. Both were then taken to separate hospitals but were declared dead.
Interestingly, officers also examined the victim’s mobile phones. It suggested that the two had searched for methods of suicide using drugs through ChatGPT. One of the devices also reportedly contained an image of a news report related to a similar suicide case involving anaesthetic drugs. Officials said no suicide note has been found so far.
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The case gained wider attention after it was discussed on the social media platform X. Elon Musk also reacted to the incident, writing, “Yikes”.
Musk has previously criticised OpenAI and its AI Chatbot ChatGPT for its safety measures related to AI systems. He also stated that his own AI venture, xAI, which developed Grok, is better.
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