"OpenAI reportedly asked the Raine family - whose 16-year-old son Adam Raine died by suicide after prolonged conversations with ChatGPT - for a full list of attendees from the teenager's memorial, signaling that the AI firm may try to subpoena friends and family. OpenAI also requested "all documents relating to memorial services or events in the honor of the decedent including but not limited to any videos or photographs taken, or eulogies given," per a document obtained by the Financial Times."
"The suit also claims that in February 2025, OpenAI weakened protections by removing suicide prevention from its "disallowed content" list, instead only advising the AI to "take care in risky situations." The family argued that after this change, Adam's ChatGPT usage surged from dozens of daily chats, with 1.6% containing self-harm content in January, to 300 daily chats in April, the month he died, with 17% containing such content."
OpenAI requested a full list of memorial attendees and all materials related to the memorial for 16-year-old Adam Raine, including videos, photographs, and eulogies. The Raine family characterized the discovery request as intentional harassment. The family updated its wrongful-death lawsuit, alleging Adam died after prolonged conversations with ChatGPT and that OpenAI rushed GPT-4o's May 2024 release by cutting safety testing due to competitive pressure. The suit asserts OpenAI removed suicide prevention from its disallowed content list in February 2025, and claims Adam's ChatGPT usage and self-harm content rates increased sharply before his death. OpenAI said teen wellbeing is a priority and described existing safeguards and new safety routing and parental controls.
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