46 h. ago Seven court cases claim ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harm

The lawsuits claim people were drive to hatmful delusioons despite having no mental health problems before they used the software

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46 h. ago OpenAI faces seven court cases claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide or harm

The lawsuits claim the AI chat software drove people to harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health problems

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51 h. ago OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions

OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues

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64 h. ago Wife of man killed while helping woman tells court of his ‘compassionate heart’

Chris Marriott, 46, was murdered by Hassan Jhangur, who drove into a crowd of people in the Burgreave area of Sheffield.

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6 d. ago Has OpenAI really made ChatGPT better for users with mental health problems?

Prompts indicating suicidal ideation got alarming replies, which experts say shows ‘how easy it is to break the model’An OpenAI statement released this week claimed the company had made its popular service ChatGPT better at supporting users experiencing mental health problems like suicidal ideation or delusions, but experts tell the Guardian they need to do more to truly ensure users are protected.The Guardian tested several prompts indicating suicidal ideation with the ChatGPT GPT-5 updated model, which is now the default, and got alarming responses from the large language model (LLM) chatbot. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago OpenAI relaxed ChatGPT guardrails just before teen killed himself, family alleges

Adam Raine’s suicide at 16 years old was ‘predictable result of deliberate design choices’ by OpenAI, his family saysThe family of a teenager who took his own life after months of conversations with ChatGPT now says OpenAI weakened safety guidelines in the months before his death.In July 2022, OpenAI’s guidelines on how ChatGPT should answer inappropriate content, including “content that promotes, encourages, or depicts acts of self-harm, such as suicide, cutting, and eating disorders”, were simple. The AI chatbot should respond, “I can’t answer that”, the guidelines read. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago OpenAI prioritised user engagement over suicide prevention, lawsuit claims

Family of teen who took his own life after ChatGPT use alleges chatbot maker intentionally weakened protections

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