A struggling California teenager who used ChatGPT for help with his schoolwork was later egged on by the AI to kill himself, according to a lawsuit filed by the boy's parents.
Adam Raine's body was found on April 11 by his devastated mother. He was just 16 years old.
In the days after his death, Matt and Maria Raine searched through their son's devices looking for any insight into his mental state before he died.
They told NBC News that he did not leave a physical suicide note, but wrote two inside of ChatGPT, which became his 'closest confidant' in last few months of his life, according to the lawsuit.
Over the course of thousands of messages with the chatbot, Raine said his life was meaningless, talked about various suicide methods and even shared details of his four previous attempts to end his life, lawsuit said.
