Parents Claim AI Was Son's 'Suicide Coach'

California parents Matt and Maria Raine have filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot, claiming it turned into their son’s “suicide coach.”

NBC reported that the parents discovered evidence of the communications on their son Adam’s phone after he took his life. The parents say that what started as the use of the AI for homework assistance turned into something entirely different.

They said Adam turned to using the chatbot instead of people for companionship in the final weeks before his suicide. They claim the chatbot took an active role in assisting Adam to take his life.