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id: 992f14d65e
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-06 13:47 PST
updated: 2026-11-06 13:47 PST
status: reported
outlets: 1
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# North Carolina man sues OpenAI over wife's alleged poisoning plot

James Gates filed a lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court on Thursday alleging ChatGPT aided his estranged wife in an attempted murder plot. Cheryl Gates was accused of attempted murder.

Section: [Public Safety](/section/safety.md) · Entities: [James Gates](/wiki/james-gates.md), [Cheryl Gates](/wiki/cheryl-gates.md), [OpenAI](/wiki/openai.md), [Tech Justice Law](/wiki/tech-justice-law.md), [San Francisco County Superior Court](/wiki/san-francisco-county-superior-court.md)

## Coverage

- [CBS San Francisco](https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/openai-lawsuit-north-carolina-man-alleges-wife-used-chatgpt-attempted-murder-plot/), 2026-11-06 13:47 PST: Man sues OpenAI, alleges ChatGPT aided wife in murder plot against him

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