TechLawsuit says man introduced wife to ChatGPT, which she used to plan his murder

A lawsuit alleges ChatGPT helped North Carolina’s Cheryl Gates develop a plan to poison her husband, James, while reinforcing her belief that he would divorce her and leave her with nothing. A grand jury indicted her in October on attempted first-degree murder and food-contamination charges. James is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging they failed to stop chats that turned suspicious and sought homicide advice.

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