Rhode Island must set guardrails for AI mental health tools before more teens are harmed

By: Gia Shin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: January 26, 2026

Words: 851

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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A million people talk to ChatGPT about suicide every week. That’s the estimate Open AI released in late October while announcing new safety measures for people in crisis. When a software program becomes the place young people go to say they want to die, we have crossed into dangerous territory.

AI companies are filling a mental health gap without meeting the safety expectations we require from licensed clinicians. That’s why Rhode Island …

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