Can an AI Chatbot Be Held Liable in Cases of Death?

5/29/26
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A growing number of lawsuits are seeking to hold OpenAI accountable in cases where plaintiffs say the company’s ChatGPT chatbot played a role in crimes and deaths.

As the question of liability plays out in court, some experts are unsure whether these legal queries will bring about a massive change in the industry.

“When you get down to it, what is your actual causal theory of how X technology harmed Y individual? It is not that easy to prove that,” said John Wihbey, professor of media and technology at Northeastern and director of the AI-Media Strategies Lab. 

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