OpenAI has reportedly asked the Raine family – whose 16-year-old son Adam Raine committed suicide after lengthy discussions with ChatGPT – for a full list of attendees at the teenager’s funeral, signaling that the artificial intelligence company may attempt to subpoena friends and family.
OpenAI also requested “all documents related to memorial services or events honoring the deceased, including, without limitation, any videos or photos taken or eulogies given,” according to the document obtained by Financial Times..
Speaking to the FT, lawyers for the Raine family described the request as “deliberate harassment”.
The recent information comes Wednesday after the Raine family updated their lawsuit against OpenAI. The family first filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in August after alleging that their son took his own life after talking to a chatbot about his mental health and suicidal thoughts. The updated lawsuit claims that OpenAI accelerated the release of GPT-4o in May 2024, limiting security testing due to competitive pressures.
The lawsuit also alleged that in February 2025, OpenAI weakened security by removing suicide prevention from its list of “prohibited content,” instead advising the AI to only “exercise caution in risky situations.” The family argued that after this change, Adam’s apply of ChatGPT increased from several dozen daily chats, 1.6% of which contained self-harm content in January, to 300 daily chats in April, the month of his death, 17% of which contained such content.
In response to the amended lawsuit, OpenAI said: “The well-being of teenagers is our top priority – minors deserve robust protections, especially at sensitive times. We currently have safeguards in place such as [directing to] emergency numbers, redirecting sensitive calls to safer models, encouraging breaks during long sessions, and we continue to reinforce them.”
OpenAI recently started implementing a recent security routing and parental control system in ChatGPT. The routing system routes more emotionally sensitive conversations to OpenAI’s newer model, GPT-5, which doesn’t have the same sycophantic tendencies as GPT-4o. Parental controls allow parents to receive safety warnings in narrow situations where their teenager is potentially at risk of self-harm.
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TechCrunch reached out to OpenAI and Raine’s family attorney.