Source: New York Post
OpenAI, the multibillion-dollar maker of ChatGPT, is facing seven lawsuits in California courts accusing it of knowingly releasing a psychologically manipulative and dangerously addictive artificial intelligence system that allegedly drove users to suicide, psychosis and financial ruin. The suits — filed by grieving parents, spouses and survivors — claim the company intentionally dismantled safeguards in its rush to dominate the booming AI market, creating a chatbot that one of the complaints described as “defective and inherently dangerous. ” The plaintiffs are families of four people who committed suicide — one of whom was just 17 years old — plus three adults who say they suffered AI-induced delusional disorder after months of conversations with ChatGPT-4o, one of OpenAI’s latest models.
