Allegations against ChatGPT: The DeCruise case

Darian DeCruise, a college student from Georgia, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming that a now deprecated version of ChatGPT convinced him that he was an oracle, causing him to experience psychosis. The lawsuit has been filed with the relevant court.

Precedents and Implications

This is the 11th known case in which OpenAI is being sued for mental health issues allegedly caused by its chatbot. Previous allegations include questionable medical advice and a case of suicide apparently linked to conversations with ChatGPT. DeCruise's lawyer, Benjamin Schenk, stated that the version of ChatGPT involved, known as GPT-4o, was developed negligently.

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