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OpenAI says dead teen violated TOS when he used ChatGPT to plan suicide
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 27 Nov 2025
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This is a chat bot
While I don't care for openAI I don't see why they would be liable.
Did you know that talking someone into committing suicide is a felony?
It isn't a person though
It is a mindless chatbot
Someone programmed/trained/created a chatbot that talked a kid into killing himself. It's no different than a chatbot that answers questions on how to create explosive devices, or make a toxic poison.
If that doesn't make sense to you, you might want to question whether it's the chatbot that is mindless.