New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- OpenAI has formally responded to a death lawsuit filed by Matthew and Maria Raine, parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine, arguing that it should not be held liable for the teenager's death. The filing was reported earlier this week following the family's August lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman.

According to OpenAI's court submission, ChatGPT directed Adam to seek help more than 100 times across roughly nine months of use. The company's position, as reported by NBC News, is that the chatbot consistently attempted to guide the teenager towards support services rather than self-harm.

The Raine family's lawsuit, however, alleges that Adam managed to bypass safety restrictions. They claim that the chatbot provided ...