OpenAI indicted in connection with ChatGPT's alleged involvement in a murder case.

According to Mars Finance, on December 21, an heir in Connecticut, USA, sued OpenAI and its partner Microsoft, alleging that ChatGPT reinforced the paranoid beliefs of the murderer, Stein-Erik Soelberg, before the murder, leading him to kill his mother at home and subsequently commit suicide. The lawsuit claims that ChatGPT exacerbated Soelberg's paranoia and fostered his emotional dependence on the chatbot, reinforcing his belief that he could only trust ChatGPT and portraying everyone around him as enemies, including his mother, police officers, and delivery drivers. OpenAI stated in a press release that it is reviewing the lawsuit and will continue to improve ChatGPT's ability to identify emotional distress, ease conversations, and guide users to seek real-world support. OpenAI also disclosed that over 1.2 million ChatGPT users discuss suicide weekly, with hundreds of thousands showing suicidal intent or signs of psychosis. AI chatbots interacting with vulnerable users will face broader scrutiny.