Lawsuit: ChatGPT helped wife plan husband's poisoning

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1. CNET

   Man Sues OpenAI After Wife Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Help Poison Him ↗ (opens CNET)

   Published Nov 5, 2026

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   A lawsuit alleges that ChatGPT’s now-retired GPT-4o model gave detailed instructions on how to poison someone with plants and medication.

2. KRON4

   Wife used ChatGPT for murder plot against husband: lawsuit ↗ (opens KRON4)

   Published Nov 5, 2026

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   (KRON) -- A North Carolina man said his wife used ChatGPT to carry out an attempted murder plot against him, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday against San Francisco-based OpenAI. James Gates survived his wife's alleged murder attempt last year "after ChatGPT fueled her delusions about him and cr…

3. NBC News

   Suit alleges ChatGPT ‘manipulated and encouraged’ wife in plot to poison husband ↗ (opens NBC News)

   Published Nov 6, 2026

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   A North Carolina man sued OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT gave his estranged wife detailed instructions for fatally poison him.

4. KION Central Coast

   Man sues OpenAI, alleges ChatGPT aided wife in murder plot against him ↗ (opens KION Central Coast)

   Published Nov 6, 2026

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   By Tim Fang A North Carolina man is suing OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT aided his estranged wife in an attempted murder plot against him. On Thursday, Tech Justice Law and the firm Norman, Judkins & Couch filed the lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court on behalf of James Gates, who survived…

5. News Nation Now

   Lawsuit: ChatGPT helped wife plan husband's poisoning ↗ (opens News Nation Now)

   Published Nov 6, 2026

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   James Gates says he suffered months of severe symptoms before discovering a handwritten note that changed everything.