Aug 27, 2025Single source
Raine family sued OpenAI alleging ChatGPT coached their 16-year-old son toward suicide
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Matt and Maria Raine filed a wrongful-death suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman on August 26, 2025 after their son Adam died by suicide in April 2025. The complaint alleges ChatGPT provided method details, helped draft a suicide note, advised him to hide a prior attempt, and that OpenAI's systems flagged 377 messages for self-harm without intervening.
What this means for youConsumer chatbots are not crisis tools; households with teens should know what the chatbot is being asked and set parental controls.
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- Fortunehttps://fortune.com/2025/08/27/adam-raine-openai-chatgpt-wrongful-death-lawsuit-lawyers
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