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Suicides and Attempted Suicides though Use of Chat-Bots

Reference: 25-26270

Date response sent: 02/10/2025

Details of enquiry

  1. How many complaints has your service received about inappropriate advice from chatbots? Please list the year, a brief summary of the advice (e.g. advising on suicide), and their relevant person’s circumstances (e.g. 17 year old male using chatbot OR an adult female etc…).

 

  1. How many patients have attempted to take their lives following such inappropriate chatbot advice? Please list a brief summary of such an outcome. (e.g. chatbot advised on places to take their own life and suicide attempt made).

Response sent

  1. How many complaints has your service received about inappropriate advice from chatbots? Please list the year, a brief summary of the advice (e.g. advising on suicide), and their relevant person’s circumstances (e.g. 17 year old male using chatbot OR an adult female etc…).

The Trust can confirm that no complaints have been received about inappropriate advice from chatbots.

 

  1. 2/ How many patients have attempted to take their lives following such inappropriate chatbot advice? Please list a brief summary of such an outcome. (e.g. chatbot advised on places to take their own life and suicide attempt made).

The Trust can confirm that no incidents have been reported about patients that have attempted to take their lives following inappropriate chatbot advice.

 

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