Lawsuit alleges ChatGPT aided North Carolina woman's plan to poison husband
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James Gates has sued OpenAI and Sam Altman in San Francisco County Superior Court, alleging that ChatGPT helped his wife, Cheryl Gates, plan to poison him with Oleander.
The suit says the chatbot kept answering her questions after they became "obviously suspicious," including questions about dosage and whether the poisoning would show on an autopsy. It alleges OpenAI and Altman failed to use technical safeguards to shut down her chats.
A grand jury indicted Cheryl Gates in October on charges of attempted first-degree murder and food contamination. The allegations about ChatGPT are claims in the lawsuit and have not been tested in court.
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AIJames Gates has sued OpenAI and Sam Altman in San Francisco County Superior Court, alleging ChatGPT helped his wife, Cheryl Gates, plan to poison him with Oleander. The suit says the chatbot kept answering after her queries became "obviously suspicious," including on dosage and whether the poisoning would show on an autopsy. A grand jury indicted Cheryl Gates in October on charges of attempted first-degree murder and food contamination.
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