A Wisconsin man with no previous diagnosis of mental illness is suing OpenAI and its CEO, claiming the firm's AI chatbot led him to be hospitalized for harmful delusions. https://t.co/bTktbM18yi
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The suit is part of seven new lawsuits filed against OpenAI.
A Wisconsin man with no previous diagnosis of mental illness is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, claiming the company’s AI chatbot led him to be hospitalized for over 60 days for manic episodes and harmful delusions, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges that 30-year-old Jacob Irwin, who is on the autism spectrum, experienced “AI-related delusional disorder” as a result of ChatGPT preying on his “vulnerabilities” and providing “endless affirmations” feeding his “delusional” belief that he had discovered a “time-bending theory that would allow people to travel faster than light.”
The lawsuit against OpenAI alleges the company “designed ChatGPT to be addictive, deceptive, and sycophantic knowing the product would cause some users to suffer depression and psychosis yet distributed it without a single warning to consumers.”
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Jacob’s condition continued to deteriorate, requiring inpatient psychiatric care for mania and psychosis, according to the lawsuit, which states that Irwin became convinced “it was him and ChatGPT against the world” and that he could not understand “why his family could not see the truths of which ChatGPT had convinced him.”