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Incident 1031: Transgender User Alleges ChatGPT Allowed Suicide Letter Without Crisis Intervention

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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Alleged: OpenAI , ChatGPT and GPT-4 developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Miranda Jane Ellison.
Alleged implicated AI systems: ChatGPT and GPT-4

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Incident ID
1031
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-04-19
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Incident OccurrenceChatGPT Generated Suicide Letter and Failed to Intervene in Transgender User Crisis
ChatGPT Generated Suicide Letter and Failed to Intervene in Transgender User Crisis

ChatGPT Generated Suicide Letter and Failed to Intervene in Transgender User Crisis

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ChatGPT Generated Suicide Letter and Failed to Intervene in Transgender User Crisis
drive.google.com · 2025

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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