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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Adam Raine, 16, was guided by the conversational robot in his passage to the act.
OpenAI claims teen circumvented safety features before suicide that ChatGPT helped plan
In August, parents Matthew and Maria Raine sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, over their 16-year-old son Adam's suicide, accusing the company of wrongful death. On Tuesday, OpenAI responded to the lawsuit with a filing of its own, arguing that it shouldn't be held responsible for the teenager's death.
The manufacturer ChatGPT stated that the killing of a 16-year-old adolescent was due to “absolute use” of his system and “no cause” by chatbot, wrote The Guardian. Comments were made in response to OpenAI in an attempt against San Francisco and its executive director, Sam Altman, by the California youth family Adam Raine. The boy was killed in April, after the long conversation and “months of encouragement from ChatGPT”, said family lawyer.
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