{
  "id": 605176,
  "title": "Mapping how mental health risks emerge in AI chatbot conversations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/mapping-how-mental-health-risks-emerge-in-ai-chatbot-conversations",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-11T20:40:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-mental-health-emerge-ai-chatbot.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists at UCL have developed a framework for stress-testing how AI chatbots respond to vulnerable users, helping researchers identify weaknesses and test ways to make mental health interactions safer.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}