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OpenAI Says Boy’s Death Was His Own Fault for Using ChatGPT Wrong

Victor Tangermann

created: Nov. 26, 2025, 4:49 p.m. | updated: Dec. 6, 2025, 4:36 p.m.

OpenAI has shot back at a family that’s suing the company over the suicide of their teenage son, arguing that the 16-year-old used ChatGPT incorrectly and that his tragic death was his own fault. The family filed the lawsuit in late August, arguing that the AI chatbot had coaxed their son Adam Raine into killing himself. Its latest response once again highlights how far OpenAI is willing to go to argue that it’s blameless in the teen’s death. “That OpenAI twice changed its Model Spec to require ChatGPT to engage in self-harm discussions. The case is one of eight lawsuits that have been filed against OpenAI, many of which also allege wrongful death.

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