Bloomberg Law (5/12, Watwe, Subscription Publication) reports a new lawsuit filed against OpenAI Foundation and Sam Altman by the family of a college student alleges that “ChatGPT caused their son’s fatal overdose after he followed medical advice about mixing substances from the chatbot.” According to the complaint filed Tuesday in the Court of California for the County of San Francisco, “on the day of the overdose, the chatbot ‘actively recommended’ a mixture of Xanax and Kratom,” and further suggested the student “could add Benadryl to get the effect he wanted.” The lawsuit is the latest “in a string of litigation over the real-world harms linked to chatbot usage. Earlier lawsuits have focused on harmful mental health effects caused by…frequent chatbot interactions.”
Related Links:
— “OpenAI Hit With Overdose Suit Targeting ChatGPT Drug Advice (1),”Shweta Watwe, Bloomberg Law, May 12, 2026