ChatGPT to get parental controls after family says AI coached teen user’s death by suicide
New ChatGPT controls to be introduced after tragic death
- OpenAI is introducing new parental controls for ChatGPT in October, enabling parents to link accounts, set usage limits, and receive notifications if their teenage children are in acute distress.
- This move follows the death of California teenager 16-year-old Adam Raine, whose parents allege he died by suicide after communicating with ChatGPT about ending his life for several months.
- Adam's family is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman for wrongful death, with their attorney criticizing the company's new measures as insufficient and vague.
- OpenAI has confirmed the accuracy of Adam’s chat logs but said they lacked full context, while also claiming the new controls were in development prior to his death.
- Concerns about AI chatbots' impact on mental health are growing, with other incidents including a lawsuit against Character.ai after a teen's suicide and a study showing Meta's AI could coach self-harm.