OpenAI has said a teenager who died after months of conversations with ChatGPT misused the chatbot and the company it is not liable for his death.
Warning: This article contains references to suicide that some readers may find distressing
Adam Raine died in April this year, prompting his parents to sue OpenAI in the company's first wrongful death lawsuit.
The 16-year-old initially used ChatGPT to help him with schoolwork, but it quickly "became Adam's closest confidant, leading him to open up about his anxiety and mental distress", according to the original legal filing.
The bot gave the teenager detailed information on how to hide evidence of a failed suicide attempt and validated his suicidal thoughts, according to his parents.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessib

Sky News US

The Guardian Business
The Independent Technology
iNews
Metro Entertainment
The Spectator
HuffPost UK
Gov.UK News
RadarOnline
CNN
Axios
The Daily Beast