OpenAI Sues A Suicide Teenager's Family After Using ChatGPT, Accuses Users Of Avoiding Security Features

OpenAI sues Adam Raine's family back (photo: dock. unsplash)

JAKARTA - OpenAI sued Matthew and Maria Raine, the parents of Adam Raine who died by suicide. For OpenAI, the company should not be responsible.

Previously, Raine's parents sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, for insecurity by ChatGPT. The Artificial Intelligence Chatbot (AI) is accused of helping his son in planning suicide.

Specifically, ChatGPT is accused of providing 'technical specifications' related to various suicide methods. Chatbot also called this method a 'beautiful suicide'. However, OpenAI did not accept the accusation and instead blamed Adam Raine.

According to OpenAI, the 16-year-old has violated the provisions for using ChatGPT by looking for the 'suicide' method. OpenAI also argued that Raine had managed to avoid the security features that the company had implemented.

OpenAI's provisions note that, "(users) should not ignore any security measures or mitigation that we apply to our Services."

OpenAI also revealed another reason why they were not responsible for Raine's death. The AI company said that during the nine months Raine used ChatGPT, the chatbot had directed Raine to seek assistance more than 100 times.

The company also argued that Raine had a history of depression and an existing desire to commit suicide before she used ChatGPT. They also highlighted that Raine was taking a drug that could potentially exacerbate the suicide desire.

To strengthen his claim, OpenAI includes an excerpt from Adam Raine's chat log which is claimed to provide more context on the conversation. The chat log is submitted to the court behind closed doors and cannot be accessed by the public.

Regarding this return lawsuit, Jay Edelson as a lawyer for the Raine family gave strong criticism. According to him, OpenAI deliberately threw the problem at the victim by looking for Raine's mistakes.

"OpenAI is trying to find someone else's mistakes, including, surprisingly, saying that Adam himself violated terms and conditions," Edelson said in a statement, according to TechCrunch on Thursday, November 27.