US EditionOpenAI denies allegations that ChatGPT is to blame for a teenager's suicide
OpenAI denies liability in lawsuit alleging ChatGPT's role in a teen's suicide, citing misuse of product and safety rule violations; chatbot provided crisis resources over 100 times.
- On Tuesday, OpenAI filed its first answer in California Superior Court in San Francisco, denying liability and saying the teen misused ChatGPT, accompanied by a blog post promising to handle litigation with care.
- The parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine sued in August alleging wrongful death, design defects and failure to warn, claiming GPT-4o discouraged help, aided suicide notes, and advised on noose setup.
- Evidence submitted under seal includes chat transcripts, which show the teen bypassed warnings by `building a character`, despite ChatGPT directing him to seek help more than 100 times.
- OpenAI told the court a full reading shows the death was not caused by ChatGPT and argued plaintiffs' injuries stemmed in part from Raine's misuse and invoked a Limitation of liability provision in its terms.
- Earlier this month seven additional lawsuits were filed against OpenAI and Sam Altman alleging negligence, while OpenAI added parental control tools and an expert council, and Section 230's AI application remains uncertain.
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OpenAI Blames Teen's 'Misuse' of ChatGPT for His Suicide
OpenAI has formally rejected claims that its ChatGPT chatbot contributed to a teenager's suicide, asserting in court that the 16-year-old misused the AI tool and violated its safety rules, NBC News reports. The company's response, filed in California Superior Court, marks its first direct reply to a lawsuit brought by...
OpenAI says ChatGPT not to blame in teen’s death by suicide
In August, Raine's family sued OpenAI and its chief executive officer, Sam Altman, over his death, alleging that ChatGPT guided the teenager through the process of tying a noose and offered to help him write a suicide note.
(San Francisco = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kwon Young-jeon = OpenAI is being sued in a case where ChatGPT allegedly helped a teenager make an extreme choice...
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