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A teenager discussed Stoicism with ChatGPT. Then the conversation turned deadly

Jules Evans · 30 Oct 2026

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  1. And AI-automated Stoicism also has risks. When you summon up the pallid ghost of Marcus Aurelius in your LLM, do you know for sure what they will say?
  2. Even Stoicism can be dangerous, if badly taught - it was thought to have encouraged a spate of suicides in the 18th century.

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