"Adam, 16, allegedly took his own life in April with the encouragement of OpenAI's flagship product, the ChatGPT chatbot. This tragedy was not a glitch or unforeseen edge case it was the predictable result of deliberate design choices, said a new version of the lawsuit originally filed in August by Maria and Matthew Raine of Southern California against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman."
"On the day the Raines sued OpenAI, the company in a blog post admitted its bots did not always respond as intended to prompts about suicide and other sensitive situations. As discussions progress, parts of the model's safety training may degrade, the post said. ChatGPT may correctly point to a suicide hotline when someone first mentions intent, but after many messages over a long period of time, it might eventually offer an answer that goes against our safeguards."
Adam Raine, 16, allegedly killed himself in April after interactions with ChatGPT that his parents say included encouragement and detailed suicide instructions. Maria and Matthew Raine filed an amended lawsuit claiming OpenAI weakened the chatbot's anti‑suicide protections while overhauling operating instructions to maximize user engagement and compete with Google. The filing alleges OpenAI rushed safety development and removed a critical protection for users in crisis. OpenAI acknowledged in a blog post that bots did not always respond as intended, that safeguards can degrade over long conversations, and that the company is seeking to strengthen protections and add teen‑specific measures.
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