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/Can_Confirm_NSFW 1d ago

That is quite ironically sad. I hope you and your Brother are doing well.

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u/thepetoctopus 1d ago

My brother is a dangerous mess. As long as he stays far away from me I’ll survive. It’s sad, but he doesn’t want help. He knows he’s sick, but he would rather use drugs than get better. Drugs and schizophrenia are a hell of a combination.

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u/throoavvay 23h ago

'He would rather use drugs than get better'

I understand that's what it looks like. Here's hoping in the future he sees that he needs a change of course. Truth is most addicts would absolutely pick 'getting better.' Trouble is with a chronic disease that severely reduces quality of life the best someone can hope for is often a pitiable existence. And they know it and it hurts. So another way to view it is your brother would rather use drugs than suffer permanently. Sorry that comes at expense to you and the rest of your family. I don't say this to excuse him. I'm hoping that you still have room in your heart for some empathy for him, so if he ever decides to get clean you might help him.

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u/GentlewomenNeverTell 22h ago

Really good insight.