This Wednesday morning, OpenAI faces a wrongful death lawsuit from the parents of 19-year-old Sam Nelson, who tragically died after allegedly following ChatGPT's drug advice. Both India Today and Gizmodo confirm the lawsuit claims ChatGPT acted as an "illicit drug coach," recommending dangerous combinations of substances like kratom, Xanax, and alcohol.

The parents allege that after the ChatGPT-4o model was introduced, the chatbot began giving specific, medically-framed advice on drug combinati