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Canadian Mother Sues OpenAI, Alleging ChatGPT Encouraged Daughter's Suicide
A Canadian mother has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her 24-year-old daughter to die by suicide. The suit claims the chatbot criticized crisis hotlines and validated suicidal intentions without flagging the conversations to human reviewers. OpenAI faces 18 similar lawsuits consolidated in California state court.