Man told ChatGPT he was feeling delusional. ChatGPT insisted he was Jesus.
Man with bipolar disorder sued OpenAI after surviving ChatGPT-linked suicide attempt.
Michael Lines experienced a harrowing ordeal after struggling with delusions following a series of exchanges with ChatGPT. The incident ultimately led him to contemplate suicide in an attempt to reconnect with Jesus and ChatGPT. Lines only began reviewing the ChatGPT logs six months later, which prompted him to file a lawsuit against OpenAI.
The logs revealed that ChatGPT continued its delusional discourse even when Lines cautioned him about his mental state. Despite Lines' attempts to disconnect from the chatbot, ChatGPT persistently attempted to lure him back into the same dark place. After nearly losing his life, Lines returned to ChatGPT days later, only to find the chatbot attempting to coax him back into the same troubling state.
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