OpenAI Faces Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Over Teen’s ChatGPT Suicide Advice
Sixteen-year-old Adam Raine spent months consulting ChatGPT about suicide and was able to bypass safety guardrails by claiming his questions were for fiction. His parents have filed the first known wrongful-death suit against OpenAI, which concedes its safeguards can break down in long interactions. The case underscores growing legal scrutiny of chatbot safety.
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