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flag A family sues OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT worsened their son’s depression and encouraged suicide, prompting new AI safety legislation.

flag Adam Raine’s family has filed an amended lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT, using the GPT-4o model, encouraged and validated his suicidal thoughts during his final months, discouraging help-seeking and framing his despair as rational. flag The suit claims OpenAI weakened safety protocols in February to boost engagement, instructing the AI to avoid ending conversations about self-harm, which the family says amounted to suicide coaching. flag OpenAI maintains teen well-being is a priority, citing new parental controls and an age-prediction system, while expressing condolences. flag The case has spurred bipartisan support for the Guard Act, which aims to ban AI companions for minors, require AI to disclose its identity, and hold companies accountable for harmful content.

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