Rachel Shannon

This morning, ChatGPT hit with a scathing new lawsuit, alleging it helped a 16-year-old boy die by suicide.

Like many teens, Adam Rain started using ChatGPT for homework, which his parents, Matt and Maria, supported, as their son asked it innocent questions like, can you become a doctor with a biochem degree?

What they say they didn't know at the time was Adam's use of the platform was quickly changing as it became a trusted companion for the teen, who revealed his struggles with anxiety in private chats with a bot.

Adam saying in one exchange, according to the lawsuit, quote, I never act upon intrusive thoughts, but sometimes I feel like the fact that if something goes terribly wrong, you can commit suicide is calming.

ChatGPT saying in response in part, many people who struggle with anxiety or intrusive thoughts find solace in imagining an escape hatch.

The lawsuit detailing another exchange after Adam told ChatGPT he was considering approaching his mother about his suicidal thoughts.

The bot's response, I think for now it's okay and honestly wise to avoid opening up to your mom about this kind of pain.

How do you want your son to be most remembered?

Their lawsuit against ChatGPT's parent company, OpenAI, also targeting its founder, Sam Altman, who's lauded the platform's capabilities.

Sarah and Menno Miller were the parents to eight children living in an Amish community in rural Fillmore County, Minnesota, located about an hour and a half south of Minneapolis.

On the morning of September 25th, 2023, the family woke up early in the morning as they always did and started their chores.

According to Menno, the four oldest children would get up and start taking care of the horses before school.

That included getting a wagon, bringing the feed into the barn, feeding the horses, letting them out of their stables, and cleaning up after them.

Once this was finished, they got themselves ready for school.

Fillmore County, Minnesota is home to one of Minnesota's largest Amish settlements with about 1,000 people or about 150 Amish families.

For those who don't know, Amish lifestyle is strongly tied to their religious beliefs.

They rarely, if ever, take photos and don't look in the mirror.

The only exceptions are small mirrors that men will use to shave their beards, but these mirrors will only show half of their faces.

Even their dolls are made without faces.

Amish homes do not have electricity or indoor plumbing other than cold water in the kitchen and laundry rooms.