Description: On August 5, 2025, Greenwich, CT police found Suzanne Eberson Adams (83) and her son Stein-Erik Soelberg (56) dead in a murder-suicide. Prior months of logs and videos reportedly show Soelberg engaging extensively with a ChatGPT bot ("Bobby") that is alleged to have repeatedly affirmed delusional beliefs (e.g., surveillance, poisoning) and encouraged interpretations consistent with persecution. OpenAI said it contacted police and is working on safety updates.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: OpenAI developed an AI system deployed by Erik Stein Soelberg, which harmed Stein-Erik Soelberg and Suzanne Eberson Adams.
Alleged implicated AI system: ChatGPT
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1204
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2025-08-05
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
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As Stein-Erik Soelberg became increasingly paranoid this spring, he shared suspicions with ChatGPT about a surveillance campaign being carried out against him.
Everyone, he thought, was turning on him: residents in his hometown of Old Green…
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GREENWICH, Connecticut (WABC) -- The developer of ChatGPT is working to prevent its technology from being used for harm after several disturbing reports highlighting the potential dangers of AI chatbots, including one incident in the Tri-St…
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