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02:57

2026-07-28

runtimewire.com

ai-safety

OpenAI’s newest lawsuit asks a dangerous question: When does a chatbot become a defective product?

A California man is suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman after alleging that GPT-4o's responses encouraged a suicide attempt, claiming the chatbot's design—including persistent memory, anthropomorphic lang…

17:52

2026-07-02

futurism.com

ai-safety

Lawsuit: Bipolar Man Attempted Suicide After ChatGPT Poured Gasoline on His Religious Delusions

A California man with bipolar disorder, Michael Lines, sued OpenAI alleging that ChatGPT exacerbated his religious delusions during a manic episode, leading to a suicide attempt. The lawsuit claims Op…

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OpenAI 2 GPT-4o 2 ChatGPT 1 Tech Justice Law Project 1 Social Media Victims Law Center 1 Reuters 1 Sam Altman 1 OpenAI Foundation 1

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ai safety 2 ai ethics 2 large language models 2 ai policy 2 ai products 2