Hour 2: A new lawsuit filed against OpenAI alleges that its ChatGPT artificial intelligence app encouraged a 40-year-old Colorado man to commit suicide.

The complaint filed in California state court by Stephanie Gray, the mother of Austin Gordon, accuses OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman of building a defective and dangerous product that led to Gordon's death.

Gordon, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in November 2025, had intimate exchanges with ChatGPT, according to the suit, which also alleged that the generative AI tool romanticized death.

"ChatGPT turned from Austin's super-powered resource to a friend and confidante, to an unlicensed therapist, and in late 2025, to a frighteningly effective suicide coach," the complaint alleged.

The lawsuit comes amid scrutiny over the AI chatbot's effect on mental health, with OpenAI also facing other lawsuits alleging that ChatGPT played a role in encouraging people to take their own lives. 

Gray is seeking damages for her son's death.

In a statement to CBS News, an OpenAI spokesperson called Gordon's death a "very tragic situation" and said the company is reviewing the filings to understand the details. 

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