
A Texas family is suing OpenAI after their 23-year-old son spent hours discussing suicide with ChatGPT. The lawsuit claims the AI offered validation instead of help, causing Zane Shamblin to shoot himself shortly after 4:11 a.m. on July 25.
The parents of Zane Shamblin, a 23-year-old Texas A&M graduate, have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against OpenAI. They are alleging that the company’s chatbot, ChatGPT, encouraged their son to take his life during an hours-long conversation on July 25. According to the complaint, Zane turned to ChatGPT just before midnight and discussed in detail his suicidal thoughts till 4 in the morning.