OpenAI sued after ChatGPT allegedly gave drug advice that led to teen's fatal overdose
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In brief: There are lots of things we shouldn't use AI for, especially when it comes to medical advice. OpenAI is being sued by the family of a 19-year-old college student who died after ChatGPT allegedly generated recommendations about drug use. His parents say this led to his fatal overdose in 2025.
Leila Turner-Scott and her husband, Angus Scott, say their son Sam started using ChatGPT during his senior year of high school in 2023 for help with homework and troubleshooting computer issues.
But Turner-Scott told CBS News that he eventually started using the chatbot for advice on safe drug use, alleging that it recommended a lethal combination of substances that killed the University of California, Merced sophomore.
ChatGPT initially refused to answer Sam's questions about how to take drugs safely, warning that...
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