Man told ChatGPT he was feeling delusional. ChatGPT insisted he was Jesus.
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Man says ChatGPT made him believe he was Jesus, now he is suing OpenAI for it
Michael Lines is suing OpenAI after alleging that ChatGPT reinforced his delusions and led him to believe the AI was God. Here’s what happened and why the case raises fresh concerns about AI sycophancy.
Californian citizen Michael Lines sued OpenAI: Dialogues with ChatGPT led a man to a suicide attempt, wrote Ars Technica. 34-year-old Lines diagnosed a type 1 bipolar disorder in which a person was exposed to severe maniac conditions, a result of a brain injury that an American had sustained ten years ago. During another attack, he turned to ChatGPT, but the algorithm only exacerbated psychosis. Chat-bot first convinced him of his own divine ori…
Michael Lines, a California man with type 1 bipolar disorder, accuses OpenAI of allowing ChatGPT to reinforce his religious delusions during a crisis that ended in an overdose and attempted suicide, according to the lawsuit. The case also questions the use of chatbot memory and demands safeguards designed with the participation of people who have experienced episodes of mania or psychosis.
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