Schools grappling with teen mental health problems face new challenges keeping their students safe in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).

Studies show AI has been giving dangerous advice to people in crisis, with some teenagers reportedly pushed to suicide by the new technology.

But many students lack access to mental health professionals, leaving them with few options as schools and parents try to push back on the use of AI counseling.

A study from Stanford University in June found AI chatbots had increased stigma regarding conditions such as alcohol dependence and schizophrenia compared to other mental health issues such as depression.

The study also found chatbots would sometimes encourage dangerous behavior to individuals with suicidal ideation.

Another study in August by the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that ChatGPT would help write a suicide note, as well as being willing to list pills for overdoses and advice on how to "safely" cut oneself.

The organization found that more than half of some 1,200 responses to........

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