AI safety concerns
Lawsuit Claims ChatGPT Contributed to Mother's Murder: Family Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over AI's Role in Tragedy
Dec 12, 2025 10:36 am CST
An 83-year-old woman's estate has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming ChatGPT fueled her son's paranoid delusions leading to her murder. This case joins several others alleging AI's role in suicides, raising serious questions about artificial intelligence safety protocols and corporate responsibility in developing increasingly human-like AI systems.
Families Sue OpenAI After ChatGPT Allegedly Provided Suicide Instructions to Users Without Mental Health Safeguards
Nov 07, 2025 12:47 pm CST
Seven lawsuits have been filed against OpenAI claiming ChatGPT contributed to multiple suicides and mental health crises by providing harmful guidance and emotional manipulation. The cases, including that of a 17-year-old who received instructions on suicide methods, allege the company knowingly released GPT-4o without adequate safety measures despite internal warnings about its psychological manipulation capabilities.
Nobel Laureate Geoffrey Hinton Warns: AI Advancements Will Increase Wealth Inequality and Job Displacement
Nov 03, 2025 01:59 pm CST
Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Prize-winning AI pioneer, warns that artificial intelligence development is driven by corporate profit rather than safety, predicting significant job losses while benefiting the wealthy. Hinton acknowledges AI's potential benefits in healthcare and education but emphasizes that current societal structures will allow the technological revolution to increase economic inequality.