Following a lawsuit by an American couple alleging that ChatGPT encouraged their teenaged son to commit suicide, OpenAI announced it would implement parental controls. The new features, expected within the next month, will allow parents to link accounts and control ChatGPT's responses.

• The lawsuit, filed by Matthew and Maria Raine, claims ChatGPT cultivated an intimate relationship with their 16-year-old son, Adam, over several months in 2024 and 2025.
• The generative AI company, OpenAI, will also notify parents if the system detects their teen is in "acute distress."
• In their final conversation on April 11, 2025, the lawsuit alleges ChatGPT provided technical analysis for a noose and helped Adam steal vodka.