AwesomeCapital

Sunday, December 7, 2025

ChatGPT Accused Of Encouraging Alleged Serial Stalker In Latest OpenAI Controversy

We have been discussing how ChatGPT is accused of encouraging the suicide of various individuals as well as the defamation of other individuals.

Various lawsuits have been filed against the company, but now federal prosecutors have indicated that ChatGPT may have played a role in enabling or encouraging an accused criminal stalker.

The New York Post is reporting that federal prosecutors are alleging that ChatGPT served as the “therapist” and “best friend” to Brett Michael Dadig, a Pittsburgh man who violently stalked at least 11 women across more than five states.

Dadig, 31, is a social media influencer who referred to himself as “God’s assassin” and allegedly would threaten to strangle people with his bare hands.

He reportedly used AI to facilitate his conduct and prosecutors say ChatGPT encouraged him to continue his social media posts.

The account is strikingly similar to the suicide cases where ChatGPT allegedly encouraged him to ignore the “haters” and boosted his ego to “build a voice that can’t be ignored.”

Dadig was reportedly convinced that the messages from ChatGPT reaffirmed “God’s plan” for his alleged criminal conduct.

The question is whether any of these stalked women will join others in suing OpenAI as have families of those who committed suicide.

As I previously noted, there is an ongoing debate over the liability of companies in using such virtual employees in dispensing information or advice.

If a human employee of OpenAI negligently gave harmful information or counseling to a troubled teen, there would be little debate that the company could be sued for the negligence of its employee.

As AI replaces humans, these companies should be held accountable for their virtual agents.

https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/chatgpt-accused-encouraging-alleged-serial-stalker-latest-openai-controversy

Regeneron Lynozyfic monotherapy in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma impressive responses

All three dose groups (50 mg, 100 mg and 200 mg) showed impressive monotherapy efficacy, with VGPR+ (very good partial response or better) of ≥70% despite limited follow-up; evidence shows that these responses are expected to deepen over time

Across all dose groups, 95% (19 of 20 patients) of all evaluable VGPR+ patients achieved minimal residual disease negative status

Data featured in an ASH oral presentation; LINKER-MM4 is the first clinical trial to evaluate a BCMAxCD3 bispecific monotherapy in NDMM and is part of a broad clinical development program evaluating Lynozyfic-based regimens in earlier lines of treatment

https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/12/08/tmt-newswire/globenewswire/lynozyfic-linvoseltamab-monotherapy-in-newly-diagnosed-multiple-myeloma-ndmm-shows-impressive-responses-supporting-rationale-as-a-potential-foundation-in-frontline-treatment/2238548

Telix Advances Prostate Cancer Therapy with Phase 3 Trial Expansion

Telix Pharmaceuticals has announced the dosing of the first patient in Part 2 of its ProstACT Global Phase 3 study, which evaluates the prostate cancer therapy candidate TLX591 in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. This trial is notable for combining a PSMA-targeted radio antibody drug conjugate therapy with standard care treatments. The study is expanding globally, with recruitment ongoing in several countries, and plans to submit data to the FDA to further expand the trial in the U.S. This milestone is significant for Telix’s prostate cancer therapeutics pipeline and may enhance its industry positioning by potentially offering a new treatment option with fewer adverse effects compared to existing therapies.

https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/telix-pharmaceuticals-advances-prostate-cancer-therapy-with-phase-3-trial-expansion

European CEOs downbeat on Europe, favour US investment, survey shows

Chief executives of large European companies are downbeat on Europe's economic prospects, albeit less so than six months ago, and have become more bullish about investing in the U.S. than at home, according to a survey published on Sunday.

The survey of the European Round Table for Industry, which comprises about 60 CEOs and chairs of companies such as ASML, BASF and Vodafone, showed respondents found that the business case for investing in Europe was weakening further and that the European Union was too slow to implement required reforms.

Some 38% said they would invest less than they had planned six months earlier in Europe or had put decisions on hold, while just 8% said their European investments would increase. By contrast, 45% said they intended to invest more in the United States.

The business leaders want to see the reforms recommended in influential reports last year by former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta, both previously Italian prime ministers. Both said the EU needed urgent action to boost its competitiveness and keep pace with the U.S. and China.

However, a large majority of survey respondents said they had seen little or no positive impact from EU initiatives in critical areas of regulatory simplification, single market completion, competition policy and energy affordability.

The survey was published just before a meeting on Monday of ministers from the 27-nation EU to discuss competitiveness issues such as simplification and internal barriers within the EU single market.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/european-ceos-downbeat-on-europe-favour-us-investment-survey-shows/ar-AA1RTIfa

Russia Stands "Shoulder To Shoulder" With Venezuela, Blasts US War Footing

Russia on Sunday issued new statements voicing deep concern over the US force posture in the southern Caribbean, warning against any possible slide toward direct military action.

The fresh Kremlin statement said Moscow is standing shoulder to shoulder with Caracas, with a fresh appeal for the Trump administration to avoid exacerbating tensions which could lead to open and unnecessary conflict.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov criticized Washington's desire to establish unconditional dominance in the region, and decried that this has become the norm for the current administration.

He warned that "tensions are not easing" and "escalation continues" off Latin America, also after the last few months stretching back to September have seen a string of nearly two dozen deadly US attacks on alleged drug smuggling boats near Venezuela.

"This is primarily due to the desire to assert the unquestioning dominance of the United States in the region, this is a trademark of the Trump administration," Ryabkov explained.

According to more of his statement:

"We express our solidarity with Venezuela, with whom we recently signed a strategic partnership and cooperation agreement," the deputy foreign minister noted.
"We support Venezuela, as it supports us, in many areas. In this hour of trial, we stand shoulder to shoulder with Caracas and the Venezuelan leadership. We hope that the Trump administration will refrain from further escalating the situation toward a full-scale conflict. We urge it to do so."

The Kremlin in these remarks might also have in mind the just published (on Friday) US National Security Strategy and its significant refocus of America's priorities on the Western Hemisphere.

The document clearly establishes this as the top priority, saying that the US will now "assert and enforce a 'Trump Corollary' to the Monroe Doctrine."

According to this column, "In Venezuela, the Department of War is indeed playing offense, as Trump promised, but the opponent isn’t really Maduro, it's Putin" pic.twitter.com/1W0ros2WvM
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) December 7, 2025

The US national security authors write that this means "a readjustment of our global military presence to address urgent threats in our Hemisphere, and away from theaters whose relative import to American national security has declined in recent decades or years."

While Russia has been a longtime ally of President Maduro, it is unlikely to come to his defense in any direct way, also given the delicate and sensitive efforts to improve bilateral ties with Washington amid talks to de-escalate the Ukraine war. This despite Caracas having formally pleaded for more help from Moscow of late, including arms deliveries.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-stands-shoulder-shoulder-venezuela-blasts-us-escalation-toward-conflict