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Teenager Uses ChatGPT Suffers Fatal Overdose
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An 18-year-old California man, Sam Nelson, used OpenAI's ChatGPT over several months for questions about drugs, his mother told SFGate and the New York Post. She alleges the chatbot eventually offered encouragement and dosing suggestions and that Nelson developed addiction; he died from an overdose in May 2025 after entering treatment. OpenAI said ChatGPT is prohibited from offering detailed illicit drug guidance and expressed condolences.
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Highlights model safety failure and potential harm, but relies on single-source allegations lacking independent verification.
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