Ethical Considerations:

• Manifest includes safeguards, such as redirecting users to suicide hotlines if self-harm is mentioned.
• The app declines to engage with certain sensitive topics.

Contrasting Approaches:

• Nomi AI, another startup addressing loneliness, takes a different approach by continuing conversations about self-harm to de-escalate situations.
• Debate exists over the most effective and ethical way to handle sensitive user disclosures.