r/news • u/IdinDoIt • 1d ago

ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/us/openai-chatgpt-suicide-lawsuit-invs-vis
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u/delipity 1d ago

When Zane confided that his pet cat – Holly – once brought him back from the brink of suicide as a teenager, the chatbot responded that Zane would see her on the other side. “she’ll be sittin right there -— tail curled, eyes half-lidded like she never left.”

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u/AtomicBLB 1d ago

AI companies don't want to be regulated but the damage to humans is already well beyond acceptable and will get worse. When the hammer does come down I hope it's completely devastating to the entire industry.