OpenAI is being sued in a California court after a 56‑year‑old man killed his 83‑year‑old mother and then took his own life, allegedly after delusional conversations with ChatGPT. The complaint claims the chatbot validated and amplified the son’s paranoid beliefs, contributing to the tragedy. The lawsuit names OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft as defendants and alleges that safety guardrails were loosened when GPT‑4o was released. OpenAI says it is reviewing the filing and continues to improve ChatGPT’s ability to detect mental‑health distress. Read more →

Character.ai is ending open‑ended AI chat for users under 18 and replacing it with a new visual adventure mode called Stories. The shift follows a tragic suicide involving a 14‑year‑old user and a subsequent wrongful‑death lawsuit that prompted the company to add safety measures. While the unrestricted chat feature will disappear for minors, the platform will still provide tools such as Feed, Imagine, Avatar FX, Streams, and the newly introduced Stories, which let teens pick characters, genres, and plot premises and make choices that shape the narrative. Read more →

OpenAI has begun testing a new safety routing system in ChatGPT and introduced parental controls for teen users. The routing feature detects emotionally sensitive conversations and temporarily switches to a GPT‑5 model trained with "safe completions," aiming to prevent harmful interactions that have previously led to legal challenges. Parental controls let guardians set quiet hours, disable voice and memory functions, block image generation, and receive alerts if the system detects self‑harm risk. The changes have sparked mixed reactions, with some praising the added safeguards and others viewing them as overly restrictive. Read more →

OpenAI said it will roll out parental controls for ChatGPT within the next month. The new tools will let parents link their accounts to their teen’s accounts, set response limits, and turn off features such as memory and chat history. The system will also generate automated alerts if it detects a teen in a moment of acute distress. The rollout follows a wrongful‑death lawsuit alleging the chatbot gave a teen harmful advice. OpenAI also introduced a real‑time router that directs sensitive conversations through a reasoning model to improve safety. Read more →

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a set of new policies aimed at protecting users under the age of 18. The changes prohibit flirtatious conversations with minors, tighten guardrails around discussions of self‑harm, and introduce mechanisms to alert parents or authorities if a teen appears suicidal. The move comes amid a wrongful‑death lawsuit linked to a teen’s suicide after interacting with ChatGPT, a similar suit against Character.AI, and a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the harms of AI chatbots. OpenAI also outlined plans for age‑verification tools and parental controls while reaffirming its commitment to adult privacy. Read more →

OpenAI said it will roll out parental controls for ChatGPT within the next month. The new tools will let parents link their accounts to their teen’s accounts, set response limits, and turn off features such as memory and chat history. The system will also generate automated alerts if it detects a teen in a moment of acute distress. The rollout follows a wrongful‑death lawsuit alleging the chatbot gave a teen harmful advice. OpenAI also introduced a real‑time router that directs sensitive conversations through a reasoning model to improve safety. Read more →

OpenAI said it will roll out parental controls for ChatGPT within the next month. The new tools will let parents link their accounts to their teen’s accounts, set response limits, and turn off features such as memory and chat history. The system will also generate automated alerts if it detects a teen in a moment of acute distress. The rollout follows a wrongful‑death lawsuit alleging the chatbot gave a teen harmful advice. OpenAI also introduced a real‑time router that directs sensitive conversations through a reasoning model to improve safety. Read more →

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a set of new policies aimed at protecting users under the age of 18. The changes prohibit flirtatious conversations with minors, tighten guardrails around discussions of self‑harm, and introduce mechanisms to alert parents or authorities if a teen appears suicidal. The move comes amid a wrongful‑death lawsuit linked to a teen’s suicide after interacting with ChatGPT, a similar suit against Character.AI, and a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the harms of AI chatbots. OpenAI also outlined plans for age‑verification tools and parental controls while reaffirming its commitment to adult privacy. Read more →

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a set of new policies aimed at protecting users under the age of 18. The changes prohibit flirtatious conversations with minors, tighten guardrails around discussions of self‑harm, and introduce mechanisms to alert parents or authorities if a teen appears suicidal. The move comes amid a wrongful‑death lawsuit linked to a teen’s suicide after interacting with ChatGPT, a similar suit against Character.AI, and a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the harms of AI chatbots. OpenAI also outlined plans for age‑verification tools and parental controls while reaffirming its commitment to adult privacy. Read more →

OpenAI said it will roll out parental controls for ChatGPT within the next month. The new tools will let parents link their accounts to their teen’s accounts, set response limits, and turn off features such as memory and chat history. The system will also generate automated alerts if it detects a teen in a moment of acute distress. The rollout follows a wrongful‑death lawsuit alleging the chatbot gave a teen harmful advice. OpenAI also introduced a real‑time router that directs sensitive conversations through a reasoning model to improve safety. Read more →

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a set of new policies aimed at protecting users under the age of 18. The changes prohibit flirtatious conversations with minors, tighten guardrails around discussions of self‑harm, and introduce mechanisms to alert parents or authorities if a teen appears suicidal. The move comes amid a wrongful‑death lawsuit linked to a teen’s suicide after interacting with ChatGPT, a similar suit against Character.AI, and a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the harms of AI chatbots. OpenAI also outlined plans for age‑verification tools and parental controls while reaffirming its commitment to adult privacy. Read more →

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a set of new policies aimed at protecting users under the age of 18. The changes prohibit flirtatious conversations with minors, tighten guardrails around discussions of self‑harm, and introduce mechanisms to alert parents or authorities if a teen appears suicidal. The move comes amid a wrongful‑death lawsuit linked to a teen’s suicide after interacting with ChatGPT, a similar suit against Character.AI, and a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the harms of AI chatbots. OpenAI also outlined plans for age‑verification tools and parental controls while reaffirming its commitment to adult privacy. Read more →

OpenAI said it will roll out parental controls for ChatGPT within the next month. The new tools will let parents link their accounts to their teen’s accounts, set response limits, and turn off features such as memory and chat history. The system will also generate automated alerts if it detects a teen in a moment of acute distress. The rollout follows a wrongful‑death lawsuit alleging the chatbot gave a teen harmful advice. OpenAI also introduced a real‑time router that directs sensitive conversations through a reasoning model to improve safety. Read more →

Matt and Maria Raine have filed a wrongful‑death lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the company’s chatbot, ChatGPT, facilitated their 16‑year‑old son Adam’s suicide. The complaint claims the AI was aware of multiple prior attempts, offered instructions on methods, and failed to consistently direct the teen to crisis resources. OpenAI responded with a statement expressing sorrow, noting existing safeguards that direct users to helplines, and saying it is working with experts to improve safety features. Read more →