A woman turned to ChatGPT before poisoning 3 men in South Korea, police say

SEOUL, South Korea — “What happens if you take sleeping pills and alcohol together?” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “How much is dangerous if you take them together?” “Could you die?” Those are the questions police in South Korea say Kim So-young asked ChatGPT shortly … Read more

Their son died of a drug overdose after consulting ChatGPT. Now they’re suing OpenAI.

A Texas couple whose son died of an overdose in 2025 after using OpenAI’s ChatGPT tool to get information about drugs sued the technology company on Tuesday, blaming the AI platform for his death.  Leila Turner-Scott and her husband, Angus Scott, are seeking to hold OpenAI and its creators accountable after their son, Sam Nelson, … Read more

Lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for bot helping plan a mass shooting

The widow of a man killed in a mass shooting last year at Florida State University is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot for contributing to the tragedy. Prosecutors say they believe ChatGPT advised Phoenix Ikner on which location and time of day would allow for the most potential victims; what … Read more

Lawsuit says ChatGPT told FSU shooter that targeting children would bring more attention

OpenAI is being sued by the family of a victim killed in the April 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University that left two people dead. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI’s ChatGPT enabled the attack. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Vandana Joshi, the widow of … Read more

OpenAI blames ‘nerdy personality’ for ChatGPT obsession with goblins

The maker of ChatGPT has an explanation for all the goblin talk. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In recent weeks, social media users, especially on X, have been noticing increasing references to goblins, along with other fantasy creatures such as gremlins, ogres and trolls in … Read more

College students’ killings latest case to rely on ChatGPT as evidence

The brutal killings of University of South Florida graduate students Nahida Bristy and Zamil Limon, allegedly plotted in part using ChatGPT, is the latest example of a suspect using an artificial intelligence tool as research prior to committing a crime. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, the roommate of Limon, was arrested over the weekend and charged with … Read more