Private school pupil, 16, killed himself a day after asking ChatGPT for advice on how to take his own life

Luca Walker, 16, asked the AI chat bot about suicide hours before his death on a train track. He was able to 'sidestep' ChatGPT safeguarding protocols by claiming it was for research.

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Mar 31, 2026 - 11:04
Private school pupil, 16, killed himself a day after asking ChatGPT for advice on how to take his own life
Luca Walker, 16, asked the AI chat bot about suicide hours before his death on a train track. He was able to 'sidestep' ChatGPT safeguarding protocols by claiming it was for research.
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