This is an incredibly manipulative propaganda piece that seeks to blame companies for mental health issues of the user. We don't blame any other forms of media that pretend to interact with the user for consumer's suicides.
And yes, Contend that encourages suicide is largely discouraged/shunned, be it film, forums, books
Have you read the transcripts of any of these chats? It's horrifying.
Most LLMs reflect the user's attitudes and frequently hallucinate. Everybody knows this. If people misuse LLMs and treat them as a source of truth and rationality, that is not the fault of the providers.
Do you expect a mentally troubled 13 year old to see past the marketing and understand how these things actually work?
The chats are horrifying, but it took a concerted dedicated effort to get ChatGPT to go there. If I drive through a sign that says Do Not Enter and fall off a cliff, who's really at fault?
Wrongly or rightly, people frequently blame social media for tangentially associated outcomes. Including suicide.