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Engineering's Erman Ayday weighs in on AI companies and bot-encouraged suicides

Media | January 22, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

Ohio lawmakers want AI companies held liable for bot-encouraged suicides

WEWS: Erman Ayday, assistant professor of computer and data sciences at Case School of Engineering, explained that education and mental health resources matter more than liability. His comments came as Ohio lawmakers proposed holding AI developers accountable for bot-generated content encouraging self-harm.