SENSITIVE CONTENT: The parents of an Orange County, California teen have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging its program ChatGPT became their son’s “suicide coach” and helped him plan his own death. This marks the first-known lawsuit alleging the company’s liability in the wrongful death of a minor.
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Matt Raine and Maria Raine say their 16-year-old son Adam Raine took his own life in April 2025 after allegedly consulting ChatGPT for mental health support. Maria Raine insists, “ChatGPT killed my son.”…