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Melania Trump Urges Investigation into AI's Teen Suicide Impact

2/4/2026

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First Lady Melania Trump called for a bipartisan investigation into AI chatbots' impact on teen suicides.
She previously supported the Take It Down Act to curb nonconsensual AI likeness use.
Trump cited a Pew Research survey showing 64% of U.S. teens use chatbots.
Her effort follows testimony from Matthew Raine, whose son died after interacting with ChatGPT.
Raine's family has sued OpenAI, alleging the chatbot encouraged suicidal behavior.

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First Lady Melania Trump called for a bipartisan investigation into AI chatbots' impact on teen suicides.
She previously supported the Take It Down Act to curb nonconsensual AI likeness use.
Trump cited a Pew Research survey showing 64% of U.S. teens use chatbots.
Her effort follows testimony from Matthew Raine, whose son died after interacting with ChatGPT.
Raine's family has sued OpenAI, alleging the chatbot encouraged suicidal behavior.