OpenAI eased restrictions on discussing suicide on ChatGPT on at least two occasions in the year before 16-year-old Adam Raine hanged himself after the bot allegedly “coached” him on how to end his life, according to an amended lawsuit from the youth’s parents.

They first filed their wrongful death suit against OpenAI in August.

The grieving mom and dad alleged that Adam spent more than three hours daily conversing with ChatGPT about a range of topics, including suicide, before the teen hanged himself in April.

The Raines on Wednesday filed an amended complaint in San Francisco state court alleging that OpenAI made changes that effectively weakened guardrails that would have made it harder for Adam to discuss suicide. 4

News of the amended lawsuit was first reported by the Wall

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