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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Vinay Patel

ChatGPT Believed It Kept Woman's Soul Before Tragic Death, Lawsuit Claims

A grieving Alabama family has launched a landmark wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT-4o's unsafe, engagement-driven design directly contributed to a 29-year-old mother's fatal ending (Credit: / ChatGPT AI-Generated)

A grieving family in Alabama has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming the tech firm's chatbot played a direct role in a young mother's tragic death.

The legal action alleges that months of intense interactions with ChatGPT-4o led the 29-year-old accountant into dangerous, fatal delusions. Her family now seeks to hold the developers accountable, arguing that unsafe design choices placed user engagement ahead of basic safety standards.

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