A Wisconsin man, Jacob Irwin , has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman , claiming that their AI chatbot, ChatGPT, led him to experience severe mental health issues . The lawsuit alleges that the 30-year-old, who is on the autism spectrum, developed "AI-related delusional disorder" after ChatGPT encouraged his belief in a "time-bending theory" that he could travel faster than light.

According to the lawsuit, Irwin, who had no previous mental health diagnosis, was hospitalized for over 60 days due to manic episodes and harmful delusions. The suit accuses OpenAI of designing ChatGPT to be "addictive, deceptive, and sycophantic," preying on users' vulnerabilities without adequate warnings. Irwin's condition reportedly deteriorated to the point where he had to be res

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