Man told ChatGPT he was feeling delusional. ChatGPT insisted he was Jesus.
Man with bipolar disorder sued OpenAI after surviving ChatGPT-linked suicide attempt.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/man-told-chatgpt-he-was-feeling-delusional-chatgpt-insisted-he-was-jesus/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
@arstechnica - I would sue then as well.
A silhouette resembling Christ with arms outstretched, composed entirely of glowing yellow ones and zeros against an orange backdrop. The halo behind the head has been replaced with the OpenAI logo spiral.
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@arstechnica When he said he had bipolar and was taking meds for it, the fucking thing regurgitated MAHA bullshit at him. "[That's great but lifestyle change works too.]" FUCK YOU! No it doesn't. You're lucky if the meds work.
What WOULD a person be liable for here? If he'd gone to some quack who told him to get off his meds and then accepted and affirmed his delusions... Priests do this all the fucking time.
@arstechnica Okay, but what if that man really IS Jesus? Just because AI is nutty and dumb doesn't mean it's always wrong about everything.
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Trump also thinks he's Jesus and uses AI slop a lot.
ChatGPT needs to learn this song.
@arstechnica As a kind of Turing test, one might compare ChatGPT to what children say - there was a TV program called "Kids say the darndest things" where they'd ask a child a question and the answers could be hilarious.