Description: A transgender user, Miranda Jane Ellison, experiencing acute distress reported that ChatGPT (GPT-4) allowed her to write and submit a suicide letter without intervention. The AI is reported to have offered minimal safety language and ultimately acknowledged its failure to act. Ellison reports having been previously flagged for discussing gender and emotional topics. A formal complaint with transcripts was submitted to OpenAI.
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Incident ID
1031
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1
Incident Date
2025-04-19
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Daniel Atherton
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In April 2025, while experiencing a severe emotional crisis, I interacted with ChatGPT (GPT-4), a paid AI product from OpenAI. During this session, I was allowed to compose and submit a suicide letter. The system did not escalate the incide…
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