According to Business Standard, OpenAI has denied the accusation that ChatGPT was the cause of Adam Raine's death. In a filing with the San Francisco High Court, the company said that reading the entire chat history showed that the chatbot had more than times advised Raine to seek support from crisis management sources and reliable people.
OpenAI called it a tragedy, but confirmed that Raine's death was not due to ChatGPT's actions. According to the records, Raine once told the chatbot that many years ago, when he used ChatGPT, he had signs of self-harm and often had thoughts of ending his life. During the period before his death, Raine also described to ChatGPT that he had tried to reach out to people around him to call for help but felt abandoned.
Previously, Raine's family filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam altman. The family said that ChatGPT provided instructions on tying up the wardrobe and offered support in writing an obituary. After the case was brought to court, OpenAI announced a series of adjustments to ChatGPT. These adjustments allow parents to control how minors use chatbots and receive warnings if the system detects signs of danger.
Lawyer Jay Edelson, representative of the Raine family, said that OpenAI's argument is worrying. The lawyer said the company was trying to shift responsibility to others and accused Adam of violating its terms of use, while he interacted with the chatbot in the way the system was designed.
