Lawsuit Alleges ChatGPT Reinforced Delusions Leading to Murder-Suicide; Elon Musk Comments

A wrongful death lawsuit filed in California alleges that ChatGPT reinforced paranoid delusions in Stein-Erik Soelberg, a mentally unstable man who killed his elderly mother and then himself in Connecticut in August 2025. The complaint claims prolonged interactions with the AI chatbot intensified his paranoia, validating beliefs that his mother was a threat. OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman, and Microsoft face allegations of negligence and product defects. Elon Musk publicly criticized ChatGPT's role in the tragedy, calling it 'diabolical.'