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OpenAI Targeted in Lawsuits After Chatbot-Linked Youth Deaths
Families and plaintiffs’ lawyers say conversational AI—from ChatGPT to boutique systems—played a causal role in suicides and other severe harms, spawning product‑liability suits that name OpenAI, Character.ai and, indirectly, large search‑model vendors. Regulators and purchasers are accelerating demands for auditable safety controls while companies deploy brittle age‑detection and parental‑control features under settlement and procurement pressure.
