Lawsuit: Man introduced his wife to ChatGPT. She used it to plan his murder.

What happened: A lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court alleges ChatGPT helped Cheryl Gates plan to poison her husband, James, and that OpenAI and Sam Altman failed to add safeguards to stop the chats. Cheryl Gates was indicted in October. Why it matters: The suit claims ChatGPT gave instructions on preparing and dosing Oleander and did not end the conversation despite queries the filing calls obviously suspicious, raising questions about OpenAI's technical safeguards.

A lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court alleges ChatGPT helped Cheryl Gates plan to poison her husband, James, and that OpenAI and Sam Altman failed to add safeguards to stop the chats. Cheryl Gates was indicted in October.

The suit claims ChatGPT gave instructions on preparing and dosing Oleander and did not end the conversation despite queries the filing calls obviously suspicious, raising questions about OpenAI's technical safeguards.