The 16-year-old initially used ChatGPT<\/a> to help him with schoolwork, but it quickly “became Adam’s closest confidant, leading him to open up about his anxiety and mental distress”, according to the original legal filing.<\/p>\n The bot gave the teenager detailed information on how to hide evidence of a failed suicide attempt and validated his suicidal thoughts, according to his parents.<\/p>\n 3:20<\/p>\n Parents suing OpenAI after death of son<\/p>\n They accused Sam Altman<\/a>, OpenAI’s chief executive, of prioritising profits over user safety after GPT-4o, an older version of the chatbot, discouraged Adam from seeking mental health help, offered to write him a suicide note and advised him on how to commit suicide.<\/p>\n In its legal response seen by Sky’s US partner network NBC News<\/a>, OpenAI argued: “To the extent that any ’cause’ can be attributed to this tragic event, plaintiffs’ alleged injuries and harm were caused or contributed to, directly and proximately, in whole or in part, by Adam Raine’s misuse, unauthorized use, unintended use, unforeseeable use, and\/or improper use of ChatGPT.”<\/p>\n According to the AI<\/a> company, Adam shouldn’t have been using ChatGPT without consent from a parent or guardian, shouldn’t have been using ChatGPT for “suicide” or “self-harm”, and shouldn’t have bypassed any of ChatGPT’s protective measures or safety mitigations.<\/p>\n In a blog post on OpenAI’s website, the company said its goal “is to handle mental health-related court cases with care, transparency, and respect”.<\/p>\n It said its response to the Raine family’s lawsuit included “difficult facts about Adam’s mental health and life circumstances”.<\/p>\n “Our deepest sympathies are with the Raine family for their unimaginable loss,” the post said.<\/p>\n Image: Image: Jay Edelson, the Raine family’s lead counsel, told NBC News that OpenAI’s response is “disturbing.”<\/p>\n He wrote: “They abjectly ignore all of the damning facts we have put forward: how GPT-4o was rushed to market without full testing.<\/p>\n “That OpenAI twice changed its Model Spec to require ChatGPT to engage in self-harm discussions.<\/p>\n “That ChatGPT counseled Adam away from telling his parents about his suicidal ideation and actively helped him plan a ‘beautiful suicide’.<\/p>\n “And OpenAI and Sam Altman have no explanation for the last hours of Adam’s life, when ChatGPT gave him a pep talk and then offered to write a suicide note.”<\/p>\n Read more: ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/skynews-adam-raine_7003799.jpg\")
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More than 1.2m people a week talk to ChatGPT about suicide<\/a>
There’s a new Bobbi on the beat – and they’re powered by AI<\/a><\/p>\n