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OpenAI is being sued for wrongful death, as ChatGPT is blamed for a 16-year-old's suicide

The parents allege ChatGPT helped kill their teenage son

☹️ The lawsuit, filed this past Tuesday, alleges that Adam spent months talking to ChatGPT about ending his own life, providing information about suicide for "writing or word-building" According to a report in The New York Times, Matt and Maria Raine, the parents of a teenager who committed suicide, have sued OpenAI for the death of their son this past Tuesday in a lawsuit filed in San Francisco. When Adam mentioned to ChatGPT that his mother didn't notice his attempt to share his neck injuries, the bot replied, "It feels like confirmation of your worst fears”.

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