{"id":138831,"date":"2025-12-12T07:55:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/12\/openai-microsoft-face-lawsuit-in-case-alleging-chatgpt-drove-man-to-commit-murder-suicide\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T07:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:55:58","slug":"openai-microsoft-face-lawsuit-in-case-alleging-chatgpt-drove-man-to-commit-murder-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/12\/openai-microsoft-face-lawsuit-in-case-alleging-chatgpt-drove-man-to-commit-murder-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI, Microsoft Face Lawsuit in Case Alleging ChatGPT Drove Man to Commit Murder-Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new wrongful death lawsuit filed in California state court claims that both OpenAI and Microsoft are liable for a man&#8217;s decision to kill his 83-year-old mother, and then himself, after interacting with OpenAI&#8217;s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<p><img 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