Lawsuit alleges AI assisted in plot to poison husband

A lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court alleges that OpenAI and Sam Altman failed to implement adequate safety measures, allowing a woman to use ChatGPT to plan the poisoning of her husband. The legal action stems from a grand jury indictment in October against Cheryl Gates for attempted first-degree murder and food contamination. James Gates, the husband, claimed that the AI system did not shut down conversations even after Cheryl Gates' queries became 'obviously suspicious' and involved seeking advice on committing and hiding a homicide. Initially, Gates stated that Cheryl framed her inquiries as self-protection, claiming she was researching poisons due to fears her husband might harm her. Despite this initial framing, the lawsuit detailed that ChatGPT provided specific instructions regarding Oleander. This assistance included details on preparation, dosage, administration, whether anti-nausea medication would affect the outcome, if the poison would appear on an autopsy, and whether it could be injected or ingested in tea to achieve a lethal effect.