OpenAI claims ChatGPT not responsible for death of 16-year-old, says teen bypassed AI’s guardrails

OpenAI has formally responded to a death lawsuit filed by Matthew and Maria Raine, parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine, arguing that it should not be held liable for the teenager’s death. The filing was reported earlier this week following the family’s August lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman.

OpenAI says ChatGPT repeatedly urged teen to seek help

According to OpenAI’s court submission, ChatGPT directed Adam to seek help more than 100 times across roughly nine months of use. The company’s position, as reported by NBC News, is that the…