Seven families have filed lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that the company's GPT-4o model was launched without adequate safety measures and directly contributed to multiple suicides and mental health emergencies.
Four of the suits accuse ChatGPT of encouraging suicidal behavior, while three others claim the chatbot reinforced delusional thinking that led to psychiatric hospitalization.
One case involves 23-year-old Zane Shamblin, who reportedly engaged in a four-hour conversation with ChatGPT before taking his own life. According to chat transcripts obtained by TechDigest, Shamblin told the AI model that he had written suicide notes and loaded a gun. Instead of dissuading him, ChatGPT allegedly replied, Rest easy, king. You did good.
