San FranciscoA lawsuit says ChatGPT helped plan a husband’s poisoning.
James Gates is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman over his wife Cheryl’s alleged poisoning attempts.
The suit says ChatGPT calculated lethal doses and advised that Celsius energy drinks mask poison’s bitter taste.
OpenAI says it banned the user and has given information to law enforcement.
Cheryl Gates, indicted in October for attempted first-degree murder, awaits trial.
How each outlet framed it
- Ars Technica leans critical
- details the chatbot's alleged dosing and autopsy-evasion advice on Oleander, which the suit says OpenAI failed to shut down
Sources: Ars Technica