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California man with bipolar disorder says ChatGPT fueled delusions, led to self-harm in new lawsuit

medai_incident_dbPublished 2026-07-04

July 1 (Reuters) - A California man sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday, claiming the company's ChatGPT platform exacerbated his bipolar disorder due to a lack of safeguards for users with mental illness.

Michael Lines, 34, sai ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1569#7488)

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Original source: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/california-man-with-bipolar-disorder-says-chatgpt-fueled-delusions-led-self-harm-2026-07-01/