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TNB Tech Minute: Seven Lawsuits Allege ChatGPT Led to User Harm, Suicide

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Tech News, News

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🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Plus: Honda cuts guidance due to slumping car sales and the Nexperia chip shortage. And the EU could implement changes to its Artificial Intelligence Act. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Leaders must make cybersecurity a technological and cultural imperative, says Deloitte U.S. CEO Jason Gorsadas.

0:07.2

The level of sophistication from bad actors is only intensifying. That's put a huge premium on enterprises investing in robust platforms versus standalone systems.

0:17.5

AI, he says, is critical for protection.

0:20.2

It is preparing organizations to be able to detect

0:22.9

threats faster, which is critical to analyze vast amounts of data to identify patterns that

0:28.6

humans might miss. Visit Deloitte.com to learn how security can help drive innovation.

0:35.6

Here's your morning TNB Tech Minute for Friday, November 7th.

0:39.8

I'm Zoe Colkin for the Wall Street Journal.

0:42.9

Families in the U.S. and Canada are suing OpenAI, alleging that loved ones have been harmed by interactions they had with the company's chat bot, chat GPT.

0:52.0

Four of them died by suicide following the interactions. Seven lawsuits have

0:56.5

been filed in state courts in California. The complaints contain wrongful death, assisted suicide,

1:01.8

and involuntary manslaughter claims. The cases allege OpenAI rushed the launch of its chatbot

1:07.6

model released in mid-20204, compressing its safety testing. In an emailed

1:12.3

statement, OpenAI said it was an incredibly heartbreaking situation, and they are reviewing the

1:18.0

filings to understand the details. Honda Motor cut its annual earnings forecast after a week-first half,

1:25.2

flagging low car sales in China and Southeast Asia and a nearly

1:28.9

$1 billion drag due to a shortage of chips from Dutch supplier, Nexperia. The automakers executive

1:34.7

VP said the semiconductor shortage had affected production since last Monday, and Honda is working

1:40.4

to restore production in the week of November 21st, as shipments of Nixperia chips from

1:45.1

China seem to be resuming. And the European Union could implement changes to its Artificial

1:51.8

Intelligence Act in a bit to make it easier for companies to obey the law. That's according to a draft

1:57.4

proposal seen by the Wall Street Journal. Under the plan tweaks, some groups

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